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TIL that after cocaine and heroin were legalized in Columbia, drug abuse rates rose 40%

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ANged TIL about toilet gods. "A toilet god is a deity associated with latrines and toilets... Such deities have been associated with health, well-being and fertility."
y7jM TIL The CEO of Netflix offered form a partnership with Blockbuster in the late 90s and the CEO of Blockbuster laughed in his face.
epKv6 TIL that the deepest scuba dive of all time was 1,090 feet, set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014. It took him nearly a decade to properly prepare for the dive. While the descent took only 15 minutes, the ascent back to the surface took over 13 hours.
ADGPn TIL In 1963 there were only 417 bald eagles breeding pairs in the 48 states. They had been ravaged by the effects of the insecticide DDT. Today there are 72,000 individuals in the lower 48 states, and 143,000 including Alaska. They are the ultimate Endangered Species Act success story.
ANAAl TIL that Dr. John Gueriguian, a medical reviewer at the FDA, warned about the toxic effects of Rezulin, but after the company developing the drug complained, he was removed and his review was deleted by FDA. Rezulin ended up killing dozens of people and resulted in hundreds of liver toxicities.