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TIL London isn’t naturally foggy. London’s Fog was an artifact of coal burning smog.

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MedM7 TIL that in history 24 popes were allegedly active sexually; 7 popes were legally married, and at least 15 had children.
DQw9Y TIL:A study by the University of Chicago found that laughing gas is useful in treating depression, with the same effects as ketamine therapy in low doses. Subjects were divided into 3 groups, high dose, low dose, and placebo. High dose led to more side effects and low dose made them sleepy.
J1vll TIL that there were all metal lighter-than-airships built and operated and that ZMC-2 was the most successful, completing over 750 flights.
DQxwv TIL that refrigerated bread isn't hard due to moisture loss but crystalized starch which can be fixed by simply heating it up.
e0QlL TIL that on the 3 of September 1967 Swedish traffic switched from the left to the right side of the road. The event is known as "Dagen H" (Swedish for H Day), H standing for Högertrafikomläggningen, or the Right-Hand Traffic Diversion.