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TIL Dynamite is pretty much just tiny algae fossils soaked in nitroglycerin

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pYaBQ TIL there is a medical term for the head rush you get from standing up too fast; 'Orthostatic Hypotension'
KDjE TIL in the late 1940’s, comic books were seen as a direct cause for juvenile crime. Children were forced to burn their comics in school yards and a Senate hearing was held which led to the Comics Code Authority and later the Canadian ban of all comic books
OonA4 TIL that grapefruit has a number of adverse drug interactions, and when eaten with certain drugs, can lead to accidental overdoses
VRZB TIL Genghis Khan once sent a 500 man caravan to establish trade ties, only to receive nothing in return and to have the whole caravan executed. Genghis Khan responded to this act of greed by executing the Shah responsible by pouring molten silver into his eyes and ears.
GoA1 TIL that in 1976, a Soviet pilot defected to Japan in his advanced MiG-25 fighter, which Russia demanded be returned. Japan complied, but only after allowing American engineers to examine the aircraft. Japan then shipped it back piece by piece, and billed Russia $40,000 in transport and labor costs.