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TIL there was a popular cocktail in the Wild West called "Tarantula Juice" made from wood alcohol, rosin, tobacco oil, sulfuric acid, hydrogen cyanide, and strychnine. It had effects similar to meth and produced muscle spasms that felt like having dozens of baby tarantulas crawling on your skin

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jkvn TIL The highest scoring fighter pilot in history was thrown in a Soviet Gulag after the war, and knocked out an interrogator by hitting him with his chair. When he was placed in solitary confinement, the entire camp rioted. He survived the gulag and went on to lead Germany’s first post war squadron.
WkQV4 TIL fairies in traditional folklore are considered malevolent creatures to be avoided and warded off, rather than the benevolent creatures modern culture suggests.
0wgQp TIL that when the Panchen Lama (2nd in command to the Dalai Lama) died in 1989, the Tibetan Buddhists chose a six year old boy to replace him in accordance with tradition. The Chinese government was unhappy with the pick and abducted him. He hasn’t been heard from since.
oROM7 TIL newborn babies(both sexes) can lactate because of the mother’s hormones. It’s called neonatal milk or witch’s milk.
a8Vjb TIL there is a thing called maladaptive daydreaming where people can daydream for hours on end and can't stop