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TIL in a 1966 study, a group of engineers, mathematicians, artists, and architects were administered 50 micrograms of LSD and 100 milligrams of mescaline over a period of time. They then discovered solutions to professional problems that were previously unsolvable for them for 3 months

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P88G TIL that the term “soft drink” used to refer to any beverage that did not contain hard alcohol, but that most carbonated beverages actually contain minute amounts of alcohol due to fermentation of the sugars.
J1jL1 TIL That in 1973, Duracell used a 'Drumming Bunny' in their advertising, and continues to do so outside of the U.S. and Canada. In the late 1980's/early 1990's, Energizer won the rights to use a similar Bunny in their advertising due to a trademark lapse, and following an out-of-court settlement.
b90mN TIL of Benjamin Ferencz. A Transylvanian-born 99 year old lawyer who was chief prosecutor in the Einzatzgruppen trial in Nuremberg. In 2016 he donated $1m to the Washington Holocaust Museum. Not only does he still continue to work to this day, but he does 125 push ups every morning
ADKXB TIL of a family that lived in Kentucky know as the Blue People of Kentucky. This family is notable for carrying a rare genetic trait that leads to the disease methemoglobinemia, which gives the affected person blue-tinted skin.
LQYXm TIL that the chainsaw was originally invented as a "tool" to aid childbirth. It was in an operation known as a symphysiotomy, a risky and grossly outdated surgical procedure to widen the pelvis and make the childbirth process a bit more likely to occur.