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TIL it is illegal for you to pump your own gas in Oregon and New Jersey.

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KXkE TIL in the late 19th Century, a woman named Nellie Bly became an investigative journalist, had herself committed to expose poor conditions at mental institutions, traveled the world in under 80 days, married a millionaire, and became an industrialist.
kEmB TIL there’s a drug called Actos, which side-effects include an increase risk of bladder cancer by 83 percent, heart failure, liver failure and bone fractures. It’s been banned in France and Germany, but still legal in the United States.
REm9 TIL the goofy stereotypical “uniform” of french people (striped shirt, cap and red scarf) is inspired by the uniforms of “Apaches” violent gangs from Paris in the early 20th century who garroted their victims to rob them.
0GL5 TIL there’s a drug named Orexin-A which effectively eliminates sleep deprivation and has no negative side-effects. It also ups your arousal.
v1657 TIL: A California medical school just got $200 million to invest in 'energy healing,' 'mineral infusions' and other alternative medicines