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TIL that Thalidomide, the drug responsible for thousands of birth defects across Europe in the 1950s/60s, was developed by a doctor who had previously worked for the Nazis, experimenting on concentration camp victims

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KO0bE TIL that birds not only can see in Ultraviolet, but that their feathers have patterns which can only be seen in UV. This explains why the males and females of certain species may look the same to us, but in reality, are very different in eachother’s eyes.
W7Mb4 Today I learned that the bass line to Rush's YYZ actually spells out 'YYZ' in morse code.
X0Owr TIL that FDA requires prior notification of any foods being imported into the US and its Prior Import List has over 100 different species of edible insects and over 200 food products made from insects
avKJ TIL there’s a bar in Bolivia called Route 36 that exclusively serves cocaine that’s renown for its purity. Because neighbors constantly complain of noise, and because cocaine is illegal in Bolivia, the bar constantly changes its location which it spreads via word of mouth.
XE61X TIL that Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania & South Sudan have kicked off a process to unify with a single constitution, common market & currency