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TIL that in the 1960’s, methamphetamine was available as an OTC drug called “Obetrol” used to fight obesity. It was Andy Warhol’s favorite recreational drug.

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neKYY TIL that in 1864, two ships were wrecked on the Auckland Islands at the same time and neither group were aware of the other. One group rescued themselves by sailing to New Zealand in a homemade ship; all five survived. The other group was rescued by a passing ship and only 3 out of 25 survived.
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