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Today I learned from a trucking Facebook group that Truckers will soak toothpicks in meth to keep them awake on long drives.

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yVyYJ TIL that a 2016 facial recognition test gave a 95% likelihood, the highest possible score, that a man in a post-WW2 photo was Herschel Grynszpan, a Jew whose assassination of a diplomat was used as an excuse by the Nazis to instigate Kristallnacht & who was long-presumed to have died during the war.
7n8b TIL Rinsing bacon under cold water before frying can reduce the amount it shrinks by almost 50 percent.
NXQvN TIL that the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction event is what lead to the dinosaurs dominating earth
RVAQ TIL The founder of “5-Hour-Energy”, Manoj Bhargava, is the richest Indian man in the U.S. and gives 90% of his earnings to charity.
OoQDR TIL an ant wouldn't get killed if you microwave it. They dont have a high enough water content and because they are so small they can "dodge" the hot spots in the microwave just by walking around.