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TIL that sage (Salvia officinalis) and rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) are closely related to the hallucinogenic drug salvia (Salvia divinorum).

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awDaA TIL about Amy Beechey, a British mother who lost five of her eight sons during WWI. When she was presented to King George V and Queen Mary in April 1918, the Queen thanked her for her sacrifice. She replied: "It was no sacrifice, Ma'am - I did not given them willingly."
nerOb TIL Just before the SEGA Dreamcast was released, Sony announced the PlayStation 2 and exaggerated its performance capabilities in order to undercut the Dreamcast’s sales.
neOa9 TIL that in 2000 a Nasa plane accidentally flew over Mount Hekla, A.K.A the Gateway to Hell in Iceland, resulting in the first ever directly recorded plume measurements of sulfur dioxide and temperature readings taken from an actively erupting volcano.
X0kjj TIL there was once a Danish chef who spent ten years undercover arranging a fake arms deal with North Korea - and filmed it all
jNnXQ TIL JFK's 1961 speech to the American News Publishers was advocating for secrecy not against it