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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Economy-Inevitable69 on 2024-12-27 03:53:34+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about “Cocaine Bear,” a real black bear that accidentally consumed a duffel bag full of cocaine in 1985. The drugs were dropped from a plane by a drug smuggler, Andrew Thornton, who later died during a botched parachute jump. The bear ingested over 75 pounds of cocaine and died almost instantly