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TIL THC when combined with Nicotine enhances the functioning of the hippocampus, which is involved with learning and memory, but not when used seperately

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g0W9 TIL A derivative of Mustard Gas was the first drug used as chemotherapy to treat cancer
jnrN TIL Mandala is a process which involves making intricate designs from sand by Tibetan monks. Some designs take weeks to be finished. When finished the design is destroyed and placed in water as an offering.
ne1pd TIL anthropologists have recreated the name of the ancient Indo-European sky god Dyēus or Dyḗus Phtḗr(Sky Father)from which is derived Deus, Dio, Zeus/Zeus Pater, Jove/Jupiter, द्यौष्(Dyáuṣ), Deva, Tyr, Day, Tuesday, and Deity among many others
7rPYZ TIL there is a Banyon tree that is at least 250 years old, and takes up 3.5 acres of land.
KYrAE TIL Rod Blackstone, "The Toast Man," makes two to three loaves of toast at every Charleston WV minor league baseball game. When the home team strikes a player out, Blackstone leads the crowd in declaring "You! Are! Toast!" as he tosses toast to fans.