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TIL a 2022 study showed that childhood ADHD patients consistently given stimulants were "significantly shorter than other subgroups."

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6E467 TIL that the Poundland discount stores chose Star Wars' Jedi Grand Master Yoda as the voice of their self-service checkout. "Finished, you have. Items, you must take!"
loOBG TIL of Sgt Pilcher, who in 1960s London arrested Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Donovan, George Harrison, John Lennon, among others, for drugs possession. He almost got Eric Clapton, but the guitarist legged it out the back when Pilcher claimed to be the postman with a special delivery.
pYAXe TIL that the first man-made object that was send to space (above the Karman line) was German.
1aZwO TIL The Colorado River, famous for being home to the Hoover Dam, has begun to run dry in most years since 1960, due to poor water management practices and over use.
kJ99g TIL about the “Bonus Army,” WWI veterans who in 1932 marched to D.C. demanding their promised wartime bonuses. Under Hoover’s orders, U.S. troops led by Gen. MacArthur used tear gas, bayonets, and tanks to crush them, killing 2 and injuring many.