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TIL that the first recorded mention of altitude sickness was in 37 BCE, when a Chinese official noted that a trade route to Afghanistan passed a mountain that caused sickness as travelers ascended it - in the report, this place was named “Big Headache Mountain”.

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rRVZd TIL Crispbread has been baked in central Sweden since 500 AD. It was made as round wafers with a hole in the middle so the bread could be stored on sticks under the roof.
E1rMp TIL that Mahna Mahna, the famous Muppets song, was originally written for a 1960s softcore porn film about Swedish sexuality, and first appeared on Sesame Street 50 years ago this week. Mahna Mahna, do doo do do do!
16B8P TIL that 30 years after cocaine was first isolated from the coca plant, it was first tested as an anesthetic. In 1884, Austrian ophthalmologist Karl Koller instilled a 2% solution of cocaine into his own eye and tested its effectiveness by pricking his eye with a needle.
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7A4O TIL that a bootleg was released entitled “Elvis’ Greatest Shit” consisting of Elvis’ worst material. It also featured a photo of his dead body on the cover.