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TIL Nutmeg is a hallucinogen because it contains myristicin, a natural compound that has mind-altering effects if ingested in large doses.

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Avj4 TIL of the German word “Drachenfutter” (literally “Dragon Fodder”): the gift that a man gives his wife after he’s pissed her off.
R5bLQ TIL A bear became the first living being to survive a supersonic ejection
OlnY TIL that when the Pope addressed the European Parliament in 1988, the future Northern Irish first minister Rev. Ian Paisley interrupted by shouting “I denounce you as the Antichrist”. German MEP Otto von Habsburg, son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, responded by punching him in the face.
PYmyn TIL that when Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed, the first helicopter on scene that evening reported no signs of life so rescuers decided to pause and continue the next morning. Many initial survivors slowly died through the night from shock and exposure, leaving 4 survivors out of 524
5VMmQ TIL a cat’s tongue is made out of keratin, the same material that makes up human fingernails