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TIL that heroin is an acetylated form of morphine. It is prescribed in the UK and elsewhere as diamorphine or diacetylmorphine.

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XeJ8 TIL: That one of Bill Nye the Science Guy’s professors at Cornell was Carl Sagan.
J16m4 TIL that Wing Chun kung-fu is allegedly named after Yim Wing Chun, a legendary 17th century woman who was taught the martial art by a Shaolin Buddhist nun to defeat a local bully who was trying to force Yim to marry him
Z81Mp TIL Some trees growing in tropical rainforest do not have annual growth rings due to lack of seasonal changes (winter/summer or dry/wet).
4446 TIL Twins conjoined at the head can possibly share sensory experiences and conscious thoughts.
Mm4a TIL ~70% of Cocaine in the U.S. is cut with Levamisole, a toxic Chemo drug used to treat certain invasive cancers, because it looks like cocaine, maintains its consistency, acts as a stimulant, and even passes street purity tests. It lowers the body’s WBCs & Immune System, even in occasional users