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TIL there was a time when cocaine was praised and prized by the Pope.

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neNOW The university city of Tübingen, in southwest Germany, is testing free public transportation for all residents.
lrBG TIL that JC Penney marketed items as being higher than their retail price and then put them on sale to create more demand for the regular priced item.
m6Kv TIL the Safe Drinking Water Act is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States, according to EPA estimates.
xV5x1 TIL urine indicator dyes for pools are a myth. There is no such thing as a chemical that turns urine in swimming pools blue or red.
rRe9d TIL that Danish Physicist Lene Hau lead a team in 2001 that was the first to completely stop a beam of light in its tracks. Later experiments included turning light into matter, and then matter back into light.