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TIL the first person to discover the effects of LSD took it by accident, and took it a second time to confirm the cause of the hallucinations

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9YwRQ TIL that wild turkey were hunted to extinction in New England by about 1850. The turkey were reintroduced to the region by transplant only in the 1970s.
8aEpK TIL that switching from leaded to unleaded fuel in the 1970’s has been linked to a 56% decrease in violent crime during the 1990’s.
VOjB TIL a study by an American University found that the Toyota Camry (78.5%) and the Honda Accord (76%) both contain more domestic content than the ‘American’ Chevrolet Camaro (68%)
4kmN6 TIL that while filming the opening scene of 'Scream' where she was being hunted by the killer Ghostface, Drew Barrymore actually called 911 due to an error by the prop master. The police called back in the middle of filming after Barrymore had called them screaming into the phone multiple times.
GAN74 TIL throat singers may travel in the countryside looking for the right geography in which to perform throat singing