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TIL In order to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, Vancouver has a facility where Heroin addicts receive free needles and can “shoot up” in the facility.

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KOOra TIL that a sequel to Freddy vs Jason was planned, with Ash Williams from Evil Dead killing Freddy off once and for all. The project was scrapped for several reasons, namely creative differences and New Line being hesitant to kill off Freddy for good.
na5Y TIL Malala Yousafzai titled her book, “I am Malala” as an act of defiance against the soldier who shot her for attending school. The last thing she remembered hearing was him asking, “Which one of you is Malala?”.
lLRa TIL the comedy film My Cousin Vinny is often praised by lawyers due to its accurate depiction of courtroom procedure, something very rare in films which portray trials. It is even used as a textbook example by law professors to demonstrate voir dire and cross examination.
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VMaY0 TIL the Aldabra Rail is the only example of an animal evolving twice. It evolved ~136,000 years ago, went extinct for ~35,000 years before re-evolving. The second evolution took roughly 20,000 years.