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TIL that some cacti species exhibit a form of neuroactivity, these species produce psychoactive compounds which have been used by Indigenous peoples in religious rituals for thousands of years.

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1aZxW TIL The entire state of Wyoming only has 2 escalators
oB0yR TIL that almost all mammals except for primates are red-green colourblind. This is because all living mammals descend from a small shrew-like species that lived in burrows and mostly came out at night, which had partially lost its sense of vision due to its dark habitat
v17Wr TIL that National Masturbation Day honors Dr. Joycelyn Elders, who was forced out of her post as U.S. surgeon general in 1994 after suggesting that masturbation be discussed as part of sex education.
OorOe TIL Of Operation Cornflakes in WWII, the OSS (predecessor of the CIA) as part of their psychological warfare campaign would drop fake mail in Nazi Germany that included a skull overlay that resembles a portion of Hitler’s jaw having been "eaten away".
9wk5m TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months.