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TIL Scuba divers use Magna Doodles to pass notes underwater

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6E7mJ TIL that there is a fish that can cause hallucinations when eaten. The Ancient Romans consumed it as a drug, and its name in Arabic means "the fish that makes dreams". Its effects are thought to come from the fish's diet of phytoplankton.
VMbm TIL that the Olympics asked for drummer Keith Moon, who died in 1978, to perform at this year’s closing ceremony.
x6y70 TIL Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179) is the first composer with known biographical details. A CD featuring her music with Emma Kirkby released in 1981 sold 260,000 copies, making it the eleventh biggest-selling classical CD of all time
0wGw5 TIL to deflect flight noises from the Amsterdam Airport, an 80-acre park in the shape of perfectly aligned furrows with high ridges in between (inspired by old farming techniques and Chladni patterns), was built. Finished in October 2013, the park cut the noise level in half almost immediately.
v1Nwr TIL at Live Aid Bono noticed that a girl was being suffocated in the crowd, tried to get security to help her out, but when they didn’t understand what he meant, he jumped off the stage and helped security pull her out. She later said that Bono saved her life that day.