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

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e0p7b TIL NPR's Terry Gross asked Simmons about his studded codpiece, to which Kiss's Gene Simmons replied, "It holds in my manhood, otherwise it would be too much for you to take," adding, "If you want to welcome me with open arms, I'm afraid you're also going to have to welcome me with open legs."
D158r TIL even before the surgeon general issued his report on the dangers of tobacco, Mad Magazine went on an anti-smoking crusade ridiculing big tobacco, as agencies, and even smokers. Also before it became law, Mad Magazine's offices were smoke free and none of their content featured smoking.
xVlvw TIL that in the years following the Kennedy assassination, when she found herself in need of money, Lee Harvey Oswald's mother would go to Dealey Plaza and sell her autograph to tourists.
gMakL TIL The Cult Awareness Network (CAN), once a leading anti-cult hotline, is now owned by the Church of Scientology.
Yp8lx TIL Lightning is a source of fixed nitrogen, and thus nitrate. Nitrogen in the atmosphere is highly stable and nonreactive due to the triple bond between atoms in the N2 molecule. Lightning produces enough energy and heat to break this bond allowing nitrogen atoms to react with oxygen, forming NOx.