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TIL absinthe doesn’t actually make you hallucinate

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raWw TIL Even though Australia’s signed all 5 treaties that make up the the International Bill of Human Rights, none of these treaties are legally binding in Australia. They are the only Western democratic country without a constitutional bill of rights to protect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
79wr TIL that in 2011, Portland Oregon discarded 7.8 MILLION GALLONS of drinking water because a man urinated into the reservoir.
krxe TIL that ketchup is an example of a non-Newtonian liquid meaning it’s viscosity is not constant. This explains why it is hard to get out of the bottle on the first try, it thins the more is it messed with.
eDek TIL That this fruit is the world’s shiniest living thing
nG0W TIL that getting drunk is an effective antidote for antifreeze poisoning