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TIL during WW2, because of the lack of oil, gas generators were used to allow cars to use wood as fuel in several places such as France, Britain and Finland

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N7bGN TIL that Eminem almost died from a methadone overdose in 2007. Shorty after being released from the hospital he relapsed but quickly after that he stopped using drugs and has now been sober for ~11 years. The reason he gave for gaining his sobriety is that his family needed him.
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