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TIL that there has been ongoing research in Switzerland into using LSD to alleviate anxiety for terminally ill cancer patients coping with their impending deaths, with preliminary results from the study being deemed “promising”.

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J1Gm TIL that the ’S’ in Harry S. Truman’s name didn’t stand for anything, as it was a common practice among the Scots-Irish
BM5W TIL that in 1527 189 Swiss guards held off 20,000 Mercenaries so the pope at the time could escape. The pope managed to escape and later hired the 40 guards that survived to be his personal guards.
8eJ1a TIL That prior to 1936, The South African Government Issued Licenses to Hunt Native African Tribesmen.
4km8g TIL "Ramsar site" is a title designated to wetland areas recognized for their global importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as 'The Convention on Wetlands.' This international environmental treaty was signed on February 2, 1971, in Ramsar, Iran, under the patronage of UNESCO.
xVZoo TIL the Siddi are an ethnic group in India, descended from the Bantu people of Africa and have been living there since the 7th Century.