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TIL that in ancient Egypt, licorice was used as medicine

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LQQ0Q TIL Manuka honey mainly comes from a small area of New Zealand. Due to the cost of the honey going up 20 fold in the last few decades, there are now turf wars with thefts, poisoning of hives and vandalism on the increase.
0GRv TIL that the official name for the colour of the universe is “cosmic latté” & it is a beige colour. other suggestions were skyvory, big bang beige & primordial clam chowder.
M0wK TIL that experienced meditators showed decreased activity in the areas of the brain linked to attention lapses, anxiety, ADHD, schizophrenia, autism, and Alzheimer’s disease.
7r9pM TIL an Irish person named Michael malloy survived multiple murder attempts by his 5 friends. They spiked his drink in five different ways, tried food poisoning, dumped his drunk body in snow overnight, tried killing him by running a car over him.
J1648 TIL tilefish were a very popular food in the US during the late 1800s. It was discovered by a sea captain and his crew who found it to be very tasty. Its popularity decreased after all tilefish were killed due to getting trapped in cold water. It took decades for tilefish to be caught again.