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TIL that human saliva contains a natural, non-addictive opiate, “Opiorphin”, and this is why we “lick our wounds”.

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Z8bJ4 TIL that a man tried to sue McDonald's for only giving him one napkin even though he asked for more. The man stated that the experience caused him to have "mental anguish" which affected his ability to work.
P79L TIL the first person diagnosed with autism is still alive and living in Mississippi.
R7lQl TIL in 1909, the citizens of Ulysses, Kansas, moved their whole city (including buildings) to evade exorbitant property taxes.
wolR1 TIL the reason many African countries have the colours green, yellow and red on their flags is because of an Ethiopian influence. The colours of the flag of Ethiopia, have come to represent the pan-Africanist ideology because it avoided being taken over by a colonial power.
R7dPQ TIL that the Argentine Government once went through a series of 5 presidents in less than a fortnight.