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TIL - 50% of Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page) played on Donovan's 1966 hit, "Sunshine Superman."

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GYbeJ TIL "Knifers" or Daozi Jiang were responsible for castration of eunuchs in Imperial China who anesthetized participants with hot chili pepper and removed participant's scrotum and penis with a single slash of the knife.
5V90R TIL the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park are so acidic that they can dissolve a human body within a matter of hours
rRQYw TIL that dogs hide their food to have for later. I’ve been giving my dog pigs ears as treats and found them all hidden in the yard underneath gras/dirt. Apparently it’s an instinct that can kick in from time to time.
v1Bmr TIL that Mississippi is the only state to allow drivers to drink alcohol while operating a motor vehicle. It is permitted as long as the driver's blood alcohol content stays below the state’s legal limit of 0.08%.
9wNK6 TIL Lemurs Get High on Toxic Millipedes by biting them. They also rub them all over their body as the millipede's secretions ward off insects.