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TIL A 2-year study that linked Ecstasy to Parkinsons was retracted from the journal Science after the authors realized they had accidentally used meth instead.

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pY9Xe TIL that prior to human settlement, the only land-based mammal on Iceland were arctic foxes.
6EwQZ Today I learned about a Welsh Christmas tradition in which a hobby horse, made of a real horse's skull, called Mary Lwyd is taken from house to house. Mary and her group is allowed to enter the house for food and drinks if they win the exchange of rude rhymes with the house owner.
R7DX1 TIL There's a museum that has the world's largest collection of the world's smallest versions of the world's largest things.
pYmpO TIL of the Old River Control Structure, meant to prevent the Mississippi River changing course. It if fails, it would cripple the US economy & lead to a global food crisis. Several experts have recommended letting the river shift course naturally to avoid this.
xXe0 TIL the book ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ detailing a deranged big-game hunter hunting humans inspired Charles Gaines to invent paintball.