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TIL the whole “mdma makes holes in your brain” thing is a complete myth, brought into existence by anti-drug campaigns.

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5wbn TIL Dire wolves’ extinction has been related to their inability to compete for prey against faster wolves, making them scavengers.
dDEjr TIL in earlier space toilets, including the Shuttle, wastewater was vented into space. During its maiden flight, Discovery had a buildup of frozen excrements outside the orbiter, which was then removed by a robotic arm
j8wQ TIL that the town seal of Whitesboro, NY depicts a white settler strangling a native american. In 2009, city officials maintained that “The seal will stay just the way it is.”
1aAmd TIL Farmers need 214 liters of water to grow 1 kg of tomatoes. The Dutch use only 4 liters and are the 2nd largest exporter of food in the world.
XjpR TIL that one night comedian Artie Lange tried to commit suicide by drinking a bottle of bleach, stabbing himself in the stomach nine times, and slitting his own wrists…and survived