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TIL: That the first aircraft carrier landing was done with no arresting wires to stop the plane, men on deck grabbed ropes tied to the plane

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9YP6G TIL Triptans are synthetic drugs used in the treatment of migraines. They are structural analogues of DMT and Psilocybin. They are available by prescription in the US, while DMT and Psilocin remain Schedule 1 drugs because they have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse".
8ex5X TIL: The U.S., Australia, Canada, and New Zealand all had inheritance taxes (i.e., wealth taxes), but they repealed them not so long ago.
MMNa TIL mathematician Max Little invented a brilliant way to diagnose Parkinson’s Disease by simply listening to someone’s voice on the phone. Success rate: an amazing 99%!
e0rJJ TIL that astronomers have discovered a massive black hole with a huge appetite. Each day, the black hole named J2157 consumes gas and dust equivalent to the mass of the Sun, making it the fastest-growing black hole in the universe.
dDv4K TIL that cats display the same main attachment styles, as babies and dogs