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TIL that cocaine has more medicinal properties than marijuana, according to the DEA

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QNde6 TIL The reason most South and South-East Asian writing symbols are curved and rounded is that they were easier to inscribe into palm-leaves. The oldest surviving documents written in Sanskrit, dated two millennia old, were written on palm leaves.
g70X TIL - The world’s most powerful nuclear missile is the Russian SS-18 Satan. It carries 10 nuclear bombs and travels at 7.9 Km/s.
OG48g TIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, and against all odds, lasted 15 rounds with the champ. Stallone was in the audience.
QRoa TIL Earth’s mantle holds several oceans worth of water.
N77NE The first black pilot in history Ahmet Ali Çelikten, Ottoman Empire, 1916.