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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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9w7wQ TIL In the 1920s John Factor earned millions from fraud in Britian before escaping to Monaco where he broke the bank by rigging the tables. Factor escaped to the United States where he eventually received a pardon from President Kennedy, Factor was Kennedy's biggest donator.
XO5k TIL there was a service dog named Endal, who, in 2001, rescued his unconscious owner by putting him in the recovery position, covering him with a blanket, retrieving his mobile phone, and running to a nearby hotel to obtain help after his wheelchair was clipped by a vehicle.
1aN4D TIL roughly 7 billion male chickens are culled each year -- killed only a few days after birth because they are deemed unnecessary for laying eggs
16KWr TIL that 1-800-ChatGPT you can message it with your phone
DQYGp TIL about Colobopsis explodens, the "suicidal attack ants" found in Southeast Asia. Their rare combat mechanism involves workers exploding in self-defense, smothering enemies with toxic "yellow goo."