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TIL The co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous believed LSD could be used to cure alcoholics and credited the drug with helping his own recovery from often debilitating depression.

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RjO7 TIL of the “Perpetual Stew” - common in mediaeval inns, a pot containing whatever they caught or dug up, just cooking and cooking and getting replenished continuously.
KxlG TIL of The Thing - a listening device in a carving of the Great Seal of the United States. A gift from the USSR to the US, it hung in the embassy for 7 years. It contained no electronics and would activate when a radio signal of the correct frequency was transmitted to it.
Xm86 TIL I learned that there are four countries worldwide that have no mandated paid parental leave: Liberia, Swaziland, Papa New Guinea, and the United States.
REQ4 TIL 19th century zoologists managed to display deep sea creatures in museums by creating incredibly life-like yet fragile glass replicas, often based purely on black and white illustrations. The resulting models were so realistic and well rendered that many are still in use today.
x6BOB TIL that in 1980 only 136 prints of The Empire Strikes Back in 70mm were produced. These also featured magnetic Six-Track Dolby Stereo sound.