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TIL Graham crackers were originally invented to prevent masturbation

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gr8W TIL that one of Google’s data centers is completely cooled by sea water from the Gulf of Finland.
pJjG TIL The Johns Hopkins University conducted a study of mushrooms with 36 college-educated adults (average age of 46) who had never tried psilocybin nor had a history of drug use. More than two-thirds reported it was among the top five most spiritually significant experiences in their lives.
WkAnX TIL that Disney fired Steve Whitmire (voice of Kermit the Frog for 27 years) for speaking up against changes being made to the character that he felt were against what creator Jim Henson would have wanted.
D19bV TIL picking your nose and eating boogers is apparently good for you???
jJGj TIL there is a ‘ghost town’ in New York City - “The Hole”, an area of Queens built too close to the water table, is mostly abandoned, usually flooded, and was once a body-dumping ground for the mafia.