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TIL: In 2003, a 17-year old kid died after drinking “tea” made from soaking poppy seeds in lemon juice. Cause of death: Opium overdose.

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4oMJ TIL Google has found GPA’s and test scores to be “worthless as a criteria for hiring”; they have teams where 14% of their employees haven’t gone to college
7AX TIL in 1983 an Israeli pilot sucessfully landed an F-15 with only one wing. In fact he didn’t realize the extent of the damage until after landing, and stated he would have ejected had he known.
OobJa TIL the 1918 influenza pandemic was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. It is believed the H1N1 strain of influenza infected 1/3 of the world's population, killing 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 people in the US.