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TIL that human saliva contains a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine

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PYXjG TIL "micellar water" is actually just "soapy water" (in name and function)
P1OVe Today I learned about the rescue of Bat 21 Bravo, the "largest, longest, and most complex search-and-rescue" operation during the Vietnam War.
KOykG TIL: The Bradley Effect is when voters give inaccurate polling responses out of fear of stating their true preference. Members of the public may feel under pressure to provide an answer that is deemed to be more publicly acceptable.
GAxpg TIL that William Calcraft, the notorious English hangman, carried out around 450 executions. To hasten death, he would sometimes pull on the condemned person's legs or even climb on their shoulders in an attempt to break their necks. Calcraft conducted the last public execution in 1868.
BgMvL TIL that Jim Carey absolutely hated filming “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”