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TIL that Methamphetamine is legally prescribed to people in the USA. It's called Desoxyn.

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wokQJ TIL of Adrian Carton de Wiart who survived being shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, lost his left eye, survived two plane crashes, tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp, and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them.
R7mXQ TIL that a painting by Rembrandt, one of the greatest Dutch artists in history, was stolen in 1990 and has never been found. The painting depicts one of Jesus Christ’s miracles where He calmed the storm when it threatened to drown Him and His disciples while they were on a ship
4XBMX TIL that the cream used to treat anal tears can be used to drastically slow down the speed at which venom spreads through your body after a snake-bite, buying valuable life-saving time to reach a hospital
DNbr TIL girls with absentee fathers go through puberty earlier than their peers
BrLeL TIL that cannabis grows in the wild in the Himalayan region of India and Nepal