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TIL There is no globally accepted or clinical definition of a nootropic

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YpxBv TIL A dark patch was left intentionally on the ceiling of Grand Central Station's main concourse to show how dirty it was before and after it's first cleaning. The patch was swabbed and tested revealing the dirty ceiling was about 100 years of built up nicotine/cigarette smoke
4nE5 TIL that the soviets trained dogs to serve as anti-tank bombers, but because they used soviet tanks to train the dogs, the dogs attacked Russian tanks instead of their German targets.
8YRb TIL that the EPA values a human life at $9.1 million, the FDA values it at $7.9 million, and the Department of Transportation values it at $6 million.
78PAr TIL That there is a Roller Derby League Called Assassination City Roller Derby that consists of a team called The Dead Kennedys
8Jj4 TIL Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci both lived in Rome at the same time and really disliked each other.