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TIL that human saliva contains natural painkiller which is nearly six times more potent than morphine.

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7r4KM TIL In 1990 Rob Halford of Judas Priest testified in a lawsuit brought against him and the band regarding subliminal lyrics and backwards masking being causative in the gruesome suicides of two young fans. Rob testified that the sounds were actually him breathing during the recording.
m15Vx TIL that Zheng He (Cheng Ho) was a Muslim admiral who made seven diplomatic voyages to East Africa as far as Malindi (near Mombasa) between 1405 and 1433 during China's early Ming dynasty.
rRGYM TIL Nirvana was once asked to use a back track while performing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on a British T.V. program and they intentionally butchered the performance in protest of such policy. The crowd still loved it.
e0y8E TIL that before trees were common, Earth Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms
vdVL TIL: Michael Jackson wanted to build a 50 foot robot of himself to roam the Nevada desert.