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TIL when cocaine and ethanol (drinking alcohol) are consumed simultaneously, a new compound, cocaethylene, is formed in the blood, which is even more pleasurable, longer lasting, and more dangerous than cocaine or alcohol alone.

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16BE7 TIL there is a kingdom within the Republic of Indonesia.
rNlae TIL that pirates of the Caribbean had their own country called the Republic of Pirates
0Qrp TIL upon landing in England, William the Conqueror slipped and fell; to play it cool he grasped two fistfuls of soil and proclaimed ‘England is ours!’
rRAGW TIL of "Long Sleeping Disorder" in which the individual affected needs at least 10 to 12 hours of sleep a night. There is no cure, no negative implications, although some link to introversion. It affects only 2% of the entire world population.
gr1gW TIL: The word “oysterhood” means “reclusiveness” or "an overwhelming desire to stay at home."