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TIL about “mad honey,” a honey made by bees gathering pollen from rhododendrons. “To put it mildly, just one spoonful can get you as effed up as a football bat” -

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rZeo TIL that South Africa manufactured large quantities of MDMA and deployed it for crowd control during the apartheid era
yrEa TIL: A McDonald’s southwest salad has more calories than a Bacon McDouble cheeseburger
rnr0 TIL in 2013 the Minnesota Court of Appeals revoked a man’s license after he repeatedly ignored warnings from law enforcement that he was driving too slowly on two-lane highways. He told a lower court judge that 48 mph is his Ford Ranger pickup truck’s “sweet spot” for gas mileage.
W7vVA TIL that after a week into the general run of the movie 'The Shining', Kubrick cut a scene at the end that took place in a hospital, where it's explained that Jack's body couldn't be found. The scene was physically cut out of prints by projectionists and sent back to the studio
NXenb TIL that 'the Clink' is a real place. Built around 1144 in Winchester Palace in the UK, its name has become synonymous with being in jail. Used until 1780, it seems like a very nasty place to spend time.