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TIL That More than 82 million people in China still live on less than about US$1 (HK$7.75) a day

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DQDwV TIL about trickle-down economics of psychoactive mushrooms: shamans in Siberia would often partake of Amanita muscaria psychoactive mushrooms and shaman's urine was then drunk by others who wanted to experience the same, albeit milder, psychoactive effects
oxJL TIL that Izzy Einstein, an American prohibition-era federal agent, found booze within 35 seconds of his arrival in New Orleans
pEk4 TIL There is no law against cannibalism in the United States
Y6QA TIL that Mongols were actually outnumbered in most of their victories in battles. But they still managed to deceive their enemies by elaborate ruses - like mounting dummies atop horses, and tying sticks to the horses’ tails to create dust storms.
R7YXQ TIL of a widespread myth that it was Dmitri Mendeleev who came up with the 40% standard strength for Vodka