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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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ejy5 TIL that allowing food time to stand after Microwave cooking isnt just a suggestion but required after 18 people contracted Salmonella enterica in the US by skipping this step
X8D TIL wikipedia has banned all users and IP addresses affiliated with the Church of Scientology
xVJP0 TIL that the record high temperature in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (87.1 F / 30.6 C), is colder than that of Edinburgh, Scotland (88.9 F / 31.6 C)
K7eJ TIL : A full grown wild Alaskan Wolf would come to play with dogs. It even had a stash of toys; it would bring a styrofoam float over for a man to throw. The wolf was called Romeo by locals and died in 2010 after 6 years of this behaviour
wLaVW TIL All the McBain clips in The Simpsons make a short McBain Movie when you play then back to back.