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TIL Combining certain antidepressants with alcohol can cause acute kidney failure.

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4Yng TIL that Plants of the Fenestraria genus produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid to transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites.
YpaAG TIL that Evel Knievel, who completed over 75 motorcycle jumps in his lifetime (including one in a steam powered rocket), broke 433 bones over the course of his career but ended up dying of diabetes and pulmonary disease.
78A6L TIL about a federal lawsuit filed against Walmart concerning a stainless steel travel mug bought there. After mango juice had been in the mug for around 10 days, in which fermentation happened, a woman removed the top. It propelled into her face causing jaw injuries
p8orb TIL about an African American man who was shot by authorities during a protest in Boston. His name was Crispus Attucks, and he took two musket balls in the chest. First death of the American Revolution. Attucks was said to be exhibiting "mad behavior" and his shooters were acquitted.
Vdyk TIL The first known soup recipe is approximately 6,000 years old and included hippo meat, sparrows, vegetables, lentils, and various types of spices.