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TIL “the ancient Greeks used spider web clusters to stop bleeding in soldiers. They combined honey and vinegar to clean out the wounds. Then a wad of spider webs would be placed on top and held until the bleeding reduced.”

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enWE TIL that much more people used to dream in black and white, and this decreased with the arrival of colour TV.
1akBD TIL most tobacco products contain radioactive material in the final product.
BgOZr TIL that US law allows coins worth as little as one mill (1/10th of a cent) to be minted. Half-cent coins were minted until the 1850s, and some states issued mill tokens through the 1960s printed on tin, aluminum, plastic or paper.
G4pE TIL That rapper Rick Ross, stole his persona from an actual drug kingpin from the 1980’s who was supplied cocaine by the CIA. The actual Rick Ross hates the fake Rick Ross and what he promotes with his music.
goN4 TIL scientists in Boston have discovered that it may be possible to learn complex tasks, such as mastering Kung-Fu or the Piano, with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix.