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TIL of Cocaethyline, a substance produced by the body when cocaine and alcohol are consumed together. Its euphoriant properties are so powerful it causes feelings of acute well-being almost universally among users, but it's also about 25 times more likely to kill you than cocaine alone.

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EbrW TIL That the American flag present on the deck of the USS Missouri during signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the same flag that Commodore Matthew Perry flew when the U.S. Navy’s Far East Squadron sailed into Tokyo Bay to force the opening of Japan’s ports to foreign trade.
l75pA TIL that there is a semi-official conservative sequel/ prequel to the 1969 classic film "Easy Rider" titled "Easy Rider: The Ride Back". It is semi-official because although none of the original cast or crew were involved, the director, Phil Pitzer, legally purchased the Easy Rider ip.
wop4W TIL scientists recovered DNA from the extinct miniature elephant on Sicily. Two different species of miniature elephants evolved separately on the same island. The smallest one was a meter tall and weighed about 300 kgs. The other was about 2 meters and 1,000 kgs.
b9XrN TIL that the Greenland shark has extremely toxic meat. If the meat is eaten without being treated, the effects on the body are very similar to drunkenness.
kOpyg TIL At theoutbreak of the Second World War, zookeepers killed all the poisonous insects and snakes in London Zoo, in case it was bombed and they escaped