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TIL there are fish that when eaten produce hallucinogenic effects similar to LSD

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946B TIL that the poorest place in the USA (Allen, SD) is also the place in North America that is farthest from any ocean.
LQgwZ TIL the term "house poor," which is anyone whose housing expenses account for an exorbitant percentage of their monthly budget.
R7Q6 TIL a episode of the children’s show Postcards from Buster titled Sugar Time was banned by some (but not all) affiliates because of children with gay parents appearing. This caused the loss of government funding and eventually cancellation of the series.
D1G8D TIL about Banjawarn station in Western Australia, once owned by the Japanese cult responsible for the 1995 sarin subway attacks. They used the extremely remote property to experiment with chemical weapons and due to an unexplained seismic event some believe they detonated a nuclear bomb.
X01VD TIL octopuses kill themselves after laying eggs and its related to self injurious behavior in humans