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TIL a drug known as “reverse marijuana” exists, which induces a pharmacological response exactly opposite to that of THC: suppresses appetite, betters short-term memory, etc.

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jNZmN TIL when pirate Jean Lafitte learned that a $500 bounty had been placed on his head by the Governor of Louisiana, he responded by placing a $5000 bounty on the Governor's head.
dy4E TIL the entire petrol and diesel requirement for America could be provided by 3.8 million hectares of algael blooms producing biofuel. To put this into perspective America already has 182 million hectares of land for crop production.
xeek TIL that there are between two and seventeen pyramids, and 3000 structures (the possible remains of an ancient city) still buried under the sands of Egypt.
VMJom TIL at Area 51 Loads of paints and solvents used to make the Stealth bomber and other classified aircraft were set on fire in trenches causing clouds of poisonous smoke for laborers. The smoke resulted in respiratory illness, cancers and rashes. The official response was nothing happened at Area 51
p8RmA TIL that "Steady" Ed Headrick, the inventor of the Frisbee had his ashes incorporated into discs after his death so that he could fly. Ed loved the Disc Golf and Frisbee community and he wished for the community to have his discs and for them to have fun and play with them after he passed on.