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TIL Leonard Nimoy suffered from Alcoholism, and at one point began drinking covertly on the set of "Star Trek".

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JDGB TIL of the Dunning-Kruger effect, that most people grossly over estimate their competence and expertise on a subject.
78pNP TIL Neptune has only made one rotation around the sun since its discovery in 1846
nOdB TIL Venezuela had the world’s 4th highest GDP per capita in 1950; trailing only the United States, Switzerland, and New Zealand.
OoAMg TIL that sunlight provides a protective effect against influenza and other viruses
MEoW TIL severing the limb of a Bloodwood tree triggers the same type of response you’d see if you severed a human limb. The damage causes the release of a deep crimson sap that looks alarmingly like human blood; its sole purpose is to coagulate and seal wounds, but has many other medical uses as well.