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TIL: Sweat has less electrolytes than the blood, so by sweating you are increasing the concentration of electrolytes in the blood

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4xgo TIL New Zealand has an official Wizard appointed by the prime minister.
eZ4L TIL in ancient Athens they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people would vote on the politician they thought was becoming too powerful and was in a position to establish a tyranny. The “winner” was then exiled from Athens for 10 years.
18E7 TIL that In 1949, the U.S. Military created a synthetic version of Marijuana called “Dimethylheptylpyran.” Just 1 mg can have effects lasting for 3 days.
eJRE TIL that after shooting down an American F-117 stealth attack aircraft in 1999, Serbian propaganda posters read “Sorry, we didn’t know it was invisible”
R7V57 TIL when Rockstar first released Grand Theft Auto, they actually paid reviewers to negatively review the game in order to keep it controversial, and therefore popular. They targeted right wing news papers to ensure moral outrage and drive the game to success.