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TIL that ketamine, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), LSD (acid), and MDMA (ecstacy) are being used to treat depression and mental illness.

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m1Zbv TIL that Benjamin Franklin wrote a joke paper submission to the Royal Academy of Brussels called "Fart Proudly" which details how important research into reducing the smell of farts needs to be undertaken.
nWwrY TIL that panko-style breadcrumbs are made by running an electrical current through bread dough, creating a bread without a crust.
kOM9e TIL that despite underground room-and-pillar mining taking place as early as the 13th Century, the use of canaries for early warning of toxic gases began only in 1900, with mice first being used for the role in 1896.
KYEAw TIL that Richard Nixon’s daughter married Dwight D. Eisenhower’s grandson.
rXJM TIL 47 States have more strict regulations for barbers than for tax preparers.