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TIL that Hookah Sickness, or the dizzying feeling experienced after smoking, is likely due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Oon1Y TIL two of the founders of the punk band the Germs were classmates at an alternative high school where they were allowed to create their own class. They created a class for themselves called Fruit Eating in which they would go to a market, eat fruit for an hour, then return to school.
MP8K TIL incubators for premature infants were initially only available at freak shows. The inventor had been turned down by hospitals, so he funded his work by putting premies on display, and didn’t charge the parents for the care.
e0YxE Istanbul is locking down. But not if you’re a tourist.
M7Kb TIL the “Cobra Effect” is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
d815j TIL: In 1918, Iowa Governor William F. Harding signed a proclamation banning all languages other than English for public conversation, education, speeches, or church services. Some churches had to close and people were fined for speaking German on the phone.