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TIL that since it’s inception, the War on Drugs has cost the United States 1 trillion dollars.

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ZpxZo TIL: There is one point on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales where the temperatures in degrees are equal. This is -40 °C and -40 °F
GAakE TIL that during WW2, the CIA published 'Simple Sabotage Field Manual'. It contains instructions for sabotage in occupied territories ranging from being as irritable and quarrelsome as possible, keeping your tools dull, and changing roadsigns, to making an incendiary device out of candle and paper.
6E9Ym TIL there is an International Standard for making a cup of tea, and the milk goes in first (except in Ireland who have officially expressed disapproval)
Yp417 TIL the original word for a Bear was 'Arkto' but our proto-Germanic ancestors started referring to them as 'bear' which meant 'brown one.' This practice came from a superstitious fear that speaking the predators name would summon him. This is one of the earliest examples of a euphemism.
XEnB8 TIL MLB planned to fold the Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins in 2001. When the Twins had to honor the end of its lease at the Metrodome, MLB kept both squads to maintain an even number of teams. Unluckily for the Expos, they had sold most of their prospects, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 2005.