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TIL: Root beer and MDMA are both made from the sassafras tree

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vPRwj TIL that “poop sweats” — the hot flashes one can get while excreting — are caused by stimulation of the vegus nerve, which is why diarrhea can trigger the urge to get naked.
ZEQo TIL Iceland forgave its entire population of Mortgage Debt and the media didn’t really pick up on it
9jR7 TIL L'appel du vide (“the call of the void”) describes the urge to engage in destructive behaviors, like swerving into oncoming traffic or jumping off a cliff
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Zp41o TIL "Burning Platform" means the necessity of change despite the fear of the unknown consequences. This metaphor was derived from the fatal explosion of an oil drilling platform in which one survivor had to choose to jump into a sea of burning oil rather than burn on the platform