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TIL that ibuprofen can neutralize a cannabis high and potentially eliminate short term memory loss associated with cannabis use

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Bgeke TIL after a mother replaced the batteries in an "Elmo Knows Your Name" doll for her son James, the doll began saying "Kill James". Fisher Price, the maker of the doll, said they would issue a voucher to replace it and examine the toy to figure out how that happened.
GOnE TIL Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class
jk0v TIL that in the 19. century men used to wear detachable stiff collars. They were dubbed ‘father killers’ as they could cut off the blood supply to the carotid artery, causing the wearer to suffocate.
Gav1 TIL sea cucumbers spit out their internal organs via their anus as a defence mechanism
OoeP7 TIL the initial survivors of the Flight 123 crash died from delay in the rescue due to nearby American forces being told to stand down and the rescue party waiting until the next morning to begin the search