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TIL that in 2012, the Health Chief of British Columbia (Canada) proposed legalizing MDMA and selling like alcohol.

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D1pQV TIL It’s hypothesized that warm-bloodedness evolved in mammals and birds because it provided defense against fungal infections. Very few fungi can survive the body temperatures of warm-blooded animals. By comparison, insects, reptiles, and amphibians are plagued by fungal infections.
x6kvo TIL that the right to form and to join trade unions is a universal human right as per the universal declaration of human rights.
7rndX TIL NASA sent actor and Puppeteer Caroll Spinney a letter asking if he’d be interested in flying in space as Big Bird to get kids interested in space travel, do to the size of the costume this idea was scrubbed and the spot on the Space Shuttle Challenger later went to Christa McAuliffe
gMxBW TIL that it is much more healthier to drink from copper bottle than usual glass/plastic bottle as it provides minerals essential for human. Also, in the ancient time people used to drink from such bottles.
BBXy TIL that in 2001 Steve Buscemi was stabbed in the throat, head, and arm during a barroom brawl. Vince Vaughn was also in the brawl, and was maced and arrested for brutalising one of Buscemi’s attackers.