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TIL that Harrison Ford was a stagehand for The Doors.

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LQQxd TIL about snake handling in Christianity. Members of some Christian sects in the Southern United States are regularly bitten by venomous snakes while participating in "snake handling" rituals. This ritual is inspired by a literal interpretation of the Bible verses Mark 16:17–18.
5VeXP TIL that fentanyl is commonly used as a pain reliever during childbirth.
oXDR TIL that, while usually remembered for the French Revolution, the guillotine was used extensively by the Nazis during their time in power in Germany. As many were killed with it in Nazi Germany as were killed during the French Reign of Terror, including 10,000 people between 1944 and 1945 alone.
QJeD6 TIL One of the attractions of the port city Liepaja( Latvia ) is a night in jail. The haunting Karosta district offers accommodation in the old military lockup complete with Soviet-style treatment.
MeQpK TIL that until 1948 7-up contained lithium citrate, a mood stabilizer used to treat manic states and bipolar disorder