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TIL babies born to mothers who used heroin while pregnant are given tinctures of opium to treat their withdrawal

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oR8xE TIL the first ever nuclear meltdown happened in June 1948 at Reactor-A1 (nicknamed Annushka) at the Mayak Complex in Siberia. Annushka would melt down again in July 1948 and March 1949, the latter accident killing at least 173 people.
9w0QX TIL that in order to prevent other males from inseminating their mates, some male insects will stay latched onto the female for days. The Indian stick insect, Necroscia sparaxes, holds the current world record in scientific literature at up to 79 days.
J1jX8 TIL - About egg coffee. To make traditional Swedish egg coffee, a raw egg is added to the coffee grounds before brewing the coffee, creating a potting soil-like mixture. Some diehard egg coffee lovers use the crushed eggshell as well
GYd07 TIL after Zaire (now the Demоcratic Rеpublic of Congo) were eliminated from the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the team wanted to keep the complimentary BMW bus they were given to use during the tournament. They tried to return home from West Germany on the bus, but were stopped before leaving the country
oP7r TIL Richard Matheson, the author of the novel “I Am Legend”, also wrote host Rod Sterling’s opening and closing statements in the t.v. show “The Twilight Zone”, as well as the famous episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”