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TIL of independent Scotland's only attempt to form a colony in the New World. Their failure to establish a New Caledonia in Panama led to financial ruin and eventual union with England, creating the UK in 1707.

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MexAV TIL of the Thud experiment where participants faked hallucinations to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital but then acted normal. They were forced to take antipsychotic drugs to be released.
R75R4 TIL the Graham Cracker was invented to stop you from masturbating
VMDMB TIL a BBC analysis of 19 chocolate products between 2014 and 2018, revealed that 18 of them had shrunk in size. The worst hit by ‘shrinkflation’ in the study was a four-pack of Snickers, which reduced by 28.1%, from 232g to 167g
GYx4G TIL that people who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to have bigger appetites due to the fact that their leptin levels (leptin is an appetite-regulating hormone) fall, promoting appetite increase.
05kM TIL the 2010 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Richard F. Heck died October 10 2015 after being refused treatment at a Manila private hospital because he had no money