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TIL that individuals who have even one psychotic episode after cannabis use have a 47% conversion rate to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

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1aZE8 TIL that in an attempt to enforce Prohibition, the Prohibition Bureau began adding poison to industrial alcohol to prevent its consumption, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 people. This was supported by people like Wayne Wheeler, who argued that the victims had committed suicide by breaking the law
QLQe TIL that the most dangerous and deadliest animals in Africa based on the estimated number of human fatalities are the Mosquitoes and Hippos.
n0Yd TIL Jefferson Davis was never tried for treason in part because the federal government feared he may convince a jury that secession was not illegal.
epnE6 TIL That despite the fact that they'll soon be in the same conference, the Texas Longhorns have never played against the Cincinnati Bearcats in football.
X0m66 TIL Boyz II Men won't speak to founding member Michael McCary who has multiple sclerosis.