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TIL that back when dinosaurs existed, there used to be volcanoes that were erupting on the moon.

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P1W8G TIL the placebo effect varies with tablet colour. Red, yellow, and orange pills are associated with a stimulant effect. Blue and green are related to a tranquilizing effect. Hypnotic, sedative, and anxiolytic drugs were more likely than antidepressants to be green, blue, or purple.
l7Zor TIL Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ate 100 McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets every day for 10 days during the 2008 Beijing Olympics
PYMNJ TIL of the Windsor Hum - a deep, rhythmic, droning sound emanating from the secretive US Steel property in Detroit called Zug Island which is causing migraines, nausea, and "revving" vibrations throughout the night.
WJ7X TIL Alexander Skarsgard’s (Eric from True Blood) first role in the US was Meekus, one of Zoolander’s roommates that died in a tragic gasoline fight accident
PP8n TIL some birds fly from Alaska to Northern mexico without sleeping when migrating. And the military is studying them to make sleepless soldiers.