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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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nAOr TIL the Earth has a second moon called 2016 Ho3. Essentially a large asteroid, it orbits the Earth non elliptically but has the most stable orbit of Earths “ other moons”.
4k8jR TIL Paul McCartney was 14 years old when he wrote "When I'm Sixty Four." When later recorded, it was performed in a lower key and sped up so his voice would sound younger.
b61YN TIL about the man who visited every country in the world – without boarding a plane and it took him 10 years to do
kGDW TIL that the reason so many south and central Asian countries end in “stan” is because it’s an ancient word for “land of” or “homeland”
wLxGJ TIL that as the largest postal service in the world, the US Postal Service handles approximately 48% of the world's mail volume each year. In 2019 alone, total mail volume delivered by USPS was 142.6 billion.