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TIL Dolphins seem to use toxic pufferfish to get high.

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pyYN TIL the word “honeymoon” dates back to the 5th century pagan tradition whereby newlyweds got drunk off mead (alcohol made from honey) for the first month of marriage
peJA TIL There is an Oregon man who literally turned blue from drinking 10 oz of silver every day.
LkoVV TIL that skin creams have contributed to 37 fatal self-incinerations between 2010 and 2017 in England
kJnkg TIL that Town Planning was an Olympic event
m1aAy TIL King Edward I (known as Longshanks) had at least 14 children (4 sons, 9 daughters and 1 unknown) with his first wife Eleanor of Castile, but 8 of them died by age eleven including 7 by age six and 5 by age three. The only son to survive past age eleven was eventual King Edward II.