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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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PYlGn TIL that when China ordered a Boeing 767 from the U.S. in 2002 to serve as its presidential jet, its intelligence service discovered nearly 30 bugging devices onboard the plane, "including one in the headboard of the presidential bed." The C.I.A. and the White House refused to comment.
X0DRP TIL because of his painkiller addiction, Matthew Perry doesn't remember seasons three to six of 'Friends'
ne9M9 TIL General anesthesia is not simply a deep sleep. EEG (electroencephalography) readings, show that even the deepest sleep is not as deep as the lightest general anesthesia. General anesthesia EEG patterns are most similar to a comatose brain. General anesthesia is essentially a “reversible coma.”
9wKVB TIL that there is a town in Oregon named Boring. It’s humorously paired with the town of Dull, Scotland, and the village of Bland, Australia, to promote tourism in all three places.
VBdV8 TIL that earthworms have "completely scrambled" genomes, and belong to the taxonomic class Clitellata.