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TIL there is a species of fish that can be hallucinogenic when eaten. The Ancient Romans reportedly consumed it as a recreational drug.

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EReP TIL that North Korea did not return tens of thousands of South Korean POWs after the Korean War in 1953. They and their children were forced to work in coal mines for decades; 79 escaped from 1994 to 2009. Nine hundred US soldiers also may not have been returned.
0w5K5 TIL There are twice as many bathrooms as necessary as the Pentagon because planners had to design the it for black and white employees, including “white” and “colored” cafeterias. However, Pres. Roosevelt made Jim Crow laws illegal on Federal property prior to its opening and was never enforced.
1aWnP TIL that Apollo Astronaut James Irwin told his mother he was gonna be the first man on the moon when he was 12 years old, he ended up being the 8th.
oRK17 TIL The total mass of human-made materials exceeds all living biomass
7rERL TIL Gonorrhoea can be treated with antibiotics, but a new Super-Gonorrhoea has emerged, which is resistant to anti-biotics.