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TIL that in the US state of Florida, tyramine is a Schedule I drug, illegal in “any material [at] any quantity,” making most wines, cheeses, and chocolates, among other things, technically illegal.

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RvZl TIL Darrell of “Storage Wars” once found a murdered corpse in a unit!
nZp7 TIL Scientists recently discovered that some of the most powerful “space winds” in the universe, blowing at 125 million mph from black holes could be killing galaxies.
dDD9K TIL that 75% of all bees are solitary and don’t form hives, and in North America, only the introduced European honey bee and bumble bees form hives.
Z8DvD TIL in 1904 a Wisconsin based company advertised their new invention, the "bachelors undershirt". No need for a wife, sister or mother to mend this button free shirt as it was stretchy enough to simply pull over your head.
KO74R TIL there have been over 2000 cover versions of the song "Louie Louie". In the 80s some radio stations would play the song all weekend by a different artist each time.