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TIL: After being synthesized by Heinrich Dreser of The Bayer company in 1895, heroin was originally used as a treatment for morphine addiction and The Bayer company marketed it by sending out free samples of it to the public

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kOGlg The name Earth is at least 1,000 years old. All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. However, the name Earth is a Germanic word, which simply means “the ground.”
N7Z8N TIL that Leonard Nimoy broke into the music scene in the late 60's. One of his most popular songs was about Bilbo Baggins.
mxZax TIL Research shows that developing resilience and fighting back against anxiety can be a matter of "unlearning learned helplessness."
wLav7 The world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock has started running in Iceland
4kD86 TIL that Aldabra, a coral atoll in the Seychelles, has the biggest population of giant tortoises in the world, at 100,000.