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TIL of "Antiaris toxicaria", also known as the "Upas", a tree whose latex is so toxic it is used to poison the tips of blowdarts and arrows in Southeast Asian cultures. It has sometimes been regarded as the most poisonous tree in the world.

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oRlMK Today I learned that native Taiwanese are actually Polynesians and are considered one of the birthplaces of Polynesian culture.
OWNL TIL red Sour Patch Kids are the exact same candy as Swedish fish, just with the sour sugar.
77vb TIL of Giorgio Perlasca. A meat importer from Padua, Italy. He posed as a Spanish diplomat in Nazi-controlled Hungary in 1944, saving over 5,000 Jews from deportation to the gas chambers. One memorable act saw him stare down Adolph Eichmann who wanted to remove two 12-year-old Jewish children.
E1wgX TIL That one of Canada's political parties wants to make "Sorry" Canada's oficial motto
KYdo4 TIL a group of religious folks in Canada that believed in anarchy, vegetarianism and being naked clashed violently with the government. They detonated bombs and had naked protest parades because they felt their land and children were being unfairly taken from them