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TIL in the 19th century they made a childrens medicine with pure morphine

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OGZa7 Today I learned Samuel Colt threw laughing gas parties to invest in making his firearms. He traveled America calling himself a doctor performing demonstrations with nitrous oxide.
mx59O TIL The fake cocaine actors snort on film is vitamin B powder, a common cutting agent for real cocaine.
4N7b TIL Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers hated the film Adaption of her book so much, she spent most of the premiere crying and refused to let Disney touch the rest of the series.
d8Awd TIL the star nosed mole is the only mammal known to be able to smell underwater. It does this by blowing bubbles with its nose and breathing back in the then scent chrarged air. It is a highly successful method for foraging in places many animals cannot.
kOodd TIL There are 5 temples in Kyoto, Japan that have blood stained ceilings. The ceilings are made from the floorboards of a castle where warriors killed themselves after a long hold-off against an army. To this day, you can still see the bloody outlines and footprints.