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TIL LSD cured a holocaust survivor from Auschwitz’s PTSD and allowed him to sleep for the first time in 30 years without nightmares.

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78w4x TIL that bachelorette parties are called "hen nights" in the UK, Ireland, and Australia — and used to be called "hen parties" in the US
b6ykp TIL that the Caesar Salad was invented in Tijuana Mexico, not Rome, in 1924 by Caesar Cardini
j4jE TIL Lysol was originally marketed it as a contraceptive. It was corrosive to sperm, but also damaged tissue inside the woman. Hundreds of people died from Lysol exposure
b6Lrj TIL With 3,213 metres (10500 feet) from the support tower to the top station, the cable car Zugspitze has the world’s longest free span.
6EbwJ TIL Owls don't have eyeballs, they have eye tubes.