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TIL that alchemy was illegal in many European countries from the Middle Ages to the early modern period because rulers were afraid of undermining the gold standard and corrupting the gold supply.

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pRZQ TIL there’s a state in Australia that’s nearly four times the size of Texas with less than 1/10th the population.
YppoG Velvet worms can shoot strings of goo Spiderman-like from their mouths to entangle their prey.
16aoP TIL that the Korean War never ended. Although the fighting between North and South Korea and their respective allies ended in July 1953 when the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, no peace treaty was ever signed, and the two Koreas are technically still at war, engaged in a frozen conflict.
96Gp TIL blue rasberry was created by ice pop companies because the original raspberry coloring was banned by the FDA
jNjEn TIL that President Tyler was referred to things like "Vice-President acting President" and "His Accidency" after President Harrison died in office. The Constitution was unclear about what his title was supposed to be in this situation.