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TIL that Australia's Constitution allows New Zealand to join as Australia's 7th state at any time

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WkarX TIL hypnosis can be used as an alternative to general anesthesia in some surgeries (local anesthesia is still used). The practice of hypnosis during surgery to reduce pain has been around for centuries, and more than 34 clinical trials and numerous published papers have shown hypnosedation works.
5YGKB TIL Ivy league schools all had ties to the Opium trade in the late 19th century with major benefactors using their drug money to fund libraries, societies and even Princeton itself. Undergrads even began running opium dens from Boston to New York until a Harvard student OD'd in 1889.
Z8kkv TIL that a study finds out “Bisexual men are real”
OG0M6 TIL Carrie Fisher was only 20 years old when the original Star Wars was released in 1977.
P4RL TIL that George Washington was famous for using free liquor as a way to get votes. He once brought 160 gallons of rum to a campaign rally attended by 391 people.