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TIL Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than heroin, is measured in millionth of grams by doctors, and a dose the size of a grain of sand will kill you

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VMLwD TIL that in the 1920s, Bhagat Singh Thind, an Indian Sikh man, tried to argue to the Supreme Court of the United States that he was "white" on the grounds that anthropologists at that time classified people from India as "caucasian." The Court rejected his argument.
XLxj TIL Robert Samuel a professional “stander” earns up to $US1,000 a week by standing in line for people
16o9O TIL People with a larger Adam's apple tend to have a deeper voice
b9lnE TIL that born and raised in Mozambique student filed lawsuit against medical school in US for harassment and suspension for identifying himself as “white African-American.” He was told “never to call himself as an African-American" as it was offensive to others and to people of color.
6EXjZ TIL that during the annual Aztec festival of Xipe Totec, human captives had their hearts cut out, following which they were completely skinned. Priests then wore their skins for a period of 20 days.