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TIL Marijuana seeds are a source of all amino acids and are a complete protein

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XEYyE TIL where cocktail most likely got its name. A horse with a cocked tail seemed to posses more vigor. Horse traders would add ginger and pepper in the horses' rectum to provide an added dose of spice. On conclusion one would pour an alcoholic drink for oneself flavoured with these common ingredients.
0d0M TIL The ‘Most Interesting Man in the World’ played a redshirt in Star Trek (TOS) and SURVIVED THE WHOLE EPISODE.
dWlK TIL Anaxarchus, disciple of Pythagoras, bit off his own tongue and spat it in the face of Nicocreon, tyrant of Cyprus while under torture to reveal the secrets of his order. [Pliny]
wLY48 TIL The oldest-known message in a bottle was tossed overboard from a German ship in 1886 and found off the coast of Wedge Island, Australia earlier this year.
0gB5 TIL cats developed meowing almost exclusively for humans