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TIL in WWII, both Allied and Axis forces, specifically pilots, were known to be methamphetamine users, so much so that it was nicknamed “Pilot’s Salt”.

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yQAYp TIL Popular drug educator and Youtuber Krystle Cole aka "Neurosoup" was involved in the brutal torture of 18 year old Brandon Green
dvx8 TIL chickens who watched a video of another chicken eating from a particular food dish were more likely to later choose to eat out of that same dish themselves
eBKJ TIL that weed and hops are from the same plant family
e0d1n TIL in 1744, two Scottish Presbyterian ministers made a plan to have fellow ministers pay a small amount a year into a fund, which would be used to take care of their widows if ministers died. It became the blueprint for modern insurance, and their fund, Scottish Widows, is now worth billions.
E16yo TIL that King Martin of Aragon died from uncontrollable laughter after his favorite jester told him a joke to cheer him up