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TIL of the only non-human to ask an existential question (What colour am I ?) - an African grey parrot.

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LkDbQ TIL prop masters make and test fake drugs before they’re used in movies like The Wolf of Wall Street. Cornstarch or Vitamin B powder for cocaine, oregano or hobby store moss for marijuana, freeze-dried regular mushrooms for magic mushrooms.
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v7kD TIL: During the war, more than 200,000 Polish fought for the UK but Poland was not invited to the Victory Celebrations for fear of upsetting Stalin
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