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Today I learned that chewing on peppercorns counteracts the over whelming feeling of getting too high. I accidentally ate a 425g edible thinking it was 150g. Peppercorns saved my ass.

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e0844 TIL that the most expensive medicinal drug ever is Zolgensma (produced by Novartis), which costs $2.125 million for a single dose. The drug is a gene therapy, taken as a one-time treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder (about 30 babies are born each month with the disease)
Lkp8P TIL that Vladimir Chevchenko was the documentary maker that captured footage in the days after the Chernobyl disaster. He died a year later due to the exposure to radiation. The camera he used to film with was also contaminated and is now stored in a lead lined cask outside Kiev.
4X0oX TIL The Marmore Falls in Italy, destination of many intellectuals during the Grand Tour, is actually an artificial waterfall made by the ancient Romans.
9wQ47 TIL that the oldest known piece of jewelry is a set of 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells, found in a cave in Morocco.
ZjBR TIL the living room set in The Addam’s Family was actually pink.