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TIL that teen suffered third-degree burns after a brief encounter with a giant hogweed while gardening for his summer job. Giant hogweed is federally listed as a dangerous, noxious plant, and this is because contact with its sap can cause the skin to be extra sensitive to sunlight.

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946G TIL that LSD cured a holocaust survivor from Auschwitz’s PTSD and allowed him to sleep for the first time in 30 years without nightmares
GAXWN TiL that Nils Lofgren, best known as an ace guitar player in Bryce Springsteen's band, played the piano part on Neil Young's song "Southern Man" and that it's style was based on accordion Polka music
4kDX6 TIL the internet was revolutionising the way people got together and average (median) marriage age in the US has increased in the last decade.
JYl6j TIL about “The Mother’s Kiss”, a procedure in which one nostril is closed while a caregiver blows into a child’s mouth, removing a foreign object from the open nostril.
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