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TIL the tale of Budj Bim, an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano, is the oldest story still told today

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dDZpr TIL Edgar Allen Poe was inspired to write his famous poem 'The Raven' by an actual, taxidermized raven that was once owned by Charles Dickens. it is now on display in the the Free Library of Philadelphia.
8ekLX TIL that in the US state of Florida, tyramine is a Schedule I drug, illegal in “any material [at] any quantity,” making most wines, cheeses, and chocolates, among other things, technically illegal.
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