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TIL the honey made from rhododendrons has intoxicating effects and is called “Mad Honey.” It has been used as a medicine and as a drug.

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gMP5A TIL that Family Guys broadcasted an “Osama Bin Laden trying to make it through airport security” joke, before 9/11.
5YKYr TIL the hour and minute hands of a clock align perfectly every 1 hour, 5 minutes and 27.273 seconds. The hour and second hands align perfectly every 60.083 seconds. The minute and second hands align perfectly every 61.017 seconds.
WkEYL TIL in 1999 Coca Cola invented a vending machine that could adjust its prices based on the temperature, allowing it to hike up the price of a Coke on a hot summer day. Customers denounced the idea, while even Pepsi accused Coke of exploitation
8aXW4 TIL that by the time komodo dragons reach adulthood, they wear a suit of armor made of tiny bones. These bones cover the dragons from head to tail, creating a “chain mail” that protects the giant predators.
Ypwpr TIL that in 1942 the US effected gas rationing; the goal was not to save on gas but to conserve the rubber used in tires to benefit the war effort.