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TIL Those suffering from autism and schizophrenia naturally produce a chemical similar to DMT

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8avWb TIL of "The 2904 Run" which is a NY to LA car race inspired by the Cannonball Run. The objective is to drive the 2904 miles from New York to California on a budget of $2,904 and that includes the car, fuel, toll, tickets, food, etc... The current record is 32 hours and 5 minutes
1NbO TIL I learned the popular phrase “Pull yourself up by the bootstraps” was originally created to highlight the impossibility of getting out of a bad situation on one’s own, regardless of how hard one works.
J1wOv TIL former Boston Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima's unique pitching motion was inspired by a character in Yoishi Takashi's Manga "Ace!" Okajima believed the motion would make him throw harder.
W7ymY TIL the tiny French archipelago of Saint Pierre et Miquelon became a massive bootlegging centre for whiskey and wine during the U.S Prohibition, after Canada moved to curtail illegal exports to America.
E1K9W TIL about Marion Delgado, a five year old who wrecked a passenger train by placing a 25 pound concrete slab on the tracks. When questioned by the police he shrugged, 'I couldn't break that big rock by myself, so I decided to let the train do it.'"