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TIL there is a small island near Bali that openly sells and embraces magic mushrooms. It seems to be a large part of its local economy

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Mex8B TIL Walt Disney didn’t credit any of the voice actors in his first four films (Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Bambi) because he wished to maintain the illusion with the audience that these characters were real.
4y46 TIL Australia is one of 22 countries that penalizes its citizens for not voting.
a8VJA TIL a 1980s arson spree in Boston was caused by police and firefighters protesting budget cuts
4X8ea TIL that the huge Lake Kivu is one of three lakes known to have limnic eruptions, natural disasters that create CO2 gas clouds that wipe out life in the area. It takes place every 1000 years or so and 2 million people now live in the vicinity.
9YJp6 TIL the average human body temperature has decreased over the last century and is likely due to improved health. Temperature of men born in the early to mid-1990s is on average 1.06 F lower than that of men born in the early 1800s.