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TIL that Heroin was created in 1897 as a patent cough remedy.

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WQXN TIL The Dodo bird was actually a giant pigeon. It grew and lost it’s ability to fly due to Island Gigantism.
JOvk TIL There are millions of ‘stateless persons’ around the world who aren’t considered a national by any country. It is extremely difficult for them to travel because of their lack of a normal passport.
j6E9M TIL about Delusional Parasitosis, a mental disorder in which individuals have a persistent belief that they are infested with living or nonliving pathogens such as parasites, insects, or bugs, when no such infestation is present.
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9Yvgm TIL That until the 10th century there was no set way of appointing the pope. Pope Fabian was made pope because a dove landed on his head at an opportune time.