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TIL- In the mid-1970s, there were bars in Manhattan called juice bars that only served non-alcoholic drinks that catered to people who liked to dance on methaqualone (brand name Quaalude).

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ndpB TIL: When an F18 is catapulted from its carrier, the pilot doesn’t actually take the controls. The acceleration is so brisk that the pilot would pitch down thinking that the nose was to high and crash into the ocean. They instead just hold handle they call the “towel rail”
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VBEQk TIL about Ortolan Bunting, a vulnerable songbird that is drowned in brandy, then roasted and then eaten whole except for the beak in a single mouthful. Diners drape a towel over their head to (debatably) hide the act from God.