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TIL How India’s Champa Rice Fueled China’s Rise as a Society During the Song Dynasty and Onwards, so much so that it Helped China Double its Population from 11th to 12th Century

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OoM41 TIL that tigers grow to be 150 times their birth weight by the time they’re adults compared to about 15 times for (most healthy) humans.
rR4JM TIL During the mid-1990s, due to stress from acting and promotion of his films, Jean-Claude Van Damme developed a cocaine addiction. He spent up to $10,000 a week, and snorted up to 10 grams per day by 1996.
j6eeQ TIL that the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, was directly influenced by Ken Kesey's experiences while working the graveyard shift at a mental health facility.
grXMD TIL: that in 29 U.S. states while under anesthetic you can have a pelvic exam preformed by a med students without your consent or knowledge
DaRY TIL Nicolas Cage blew through a $150 million dollar fortune on things which included 15 personal homes, $ 67 million dollar dinosaur skull, and 2 extremely rare albino King Cobras.