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TIL Hitler used amphetamines to “enhance” his troops, and there was even an incident where Russians stumbled upon German troops who wasted all their ammo during amphetamine-induced psychosis.

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kJOag TIL nearly the entire 1977-1978 University of Evansville basketball team died in a plane accident. The one team member not on the plane died in a car accident two weeks later.
loOdB TIL A man once sued a dry cleaner’s for $67M over a late return of a pair of pants. He reduced it to $45 million in court. The case was thrown out multiple times, the man lost his job as he was a judge himself, and the dry cleaners was forced to close their shop due to court costs.
N7EON TIL about Emilie du Châtelet, a scientist who in 1749 feared that bearing a child at 42 would be the last thing she did. She worked furiously on a magnum opus that would eventually change the world of physics. Within days of completing her work, she gave birth to a daughter and died soon after.
AvYx TIL that the saliva from vampire bats acts as a anticoagulant, and is now used as an effective mediation for stroke victims. It’s called Draculin after Dracula.
96LQ TIL that Froot Loops are different colors, but they are all the same favor.