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TIL That “The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the hardest tongue twister in the world.

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lG0A TIL that Starbucks was a dismal failure in Australia…
Vekp TIL the Guns N’ Roses hit song Sweet Child o’ Mine came under controversy in 2015 when a very similar sounding track by a lesser known Australian rock band was discovered to have been released six years prior. Upon hearing the song, GnR’s bassist, Duff McKagan, called the similarities “stunning.”
6E1vZ TIL in 1972 eight people at a party snorted what they thought was cocaine, but was actually pure LSD, averaging about 50,000 doses per person. All but one became comatose, but made full recoveries in the hospital 12 hours later, with no apparent physical or psychological after effects.
N7AbM TIL: Boxxy does voice acting and even helped make an RPG, BoxxyQuest: The gathering storm!
yy7J TIL there is a new type of bandage made from Chitosan. Since blood is (-) charged and the Chitosan bandage is (+) the bleeding stops almost immediately and can even stop heart wounds. It costs ~$90 for a 4x4 inch bandage