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TIL that a single inhalation from the Colorado River Toad's toxins can enhance a persons life satisfaction and mental state.

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BryrK TIL in South Korea, a woman obtained her driver's license on her 960th try.
8aalX TIL that physicist Richard Feynman encouraged his sister Joan to study the universe, despite their mother's belief that women were incapable of fully understanding science. Joan went on to become an astrophysicist.
5V9Gn TIL in 1969, concert promoter Bill Graham was asked to help organize the Woodstock Festival. He agreed under one condition: that Santana would be included in the lineup. After Bill persisted, Santana was given a 45-min set on Aug 16 for $2,500. The performance launched Santana to international fame.
RVR6 TIL When Issac Hayes terminated his contract with South Park claiming the show was intolerant, after the Scientology episode, creator Matt Stone stated “He never had a problem when we offended other religions till it was his own.”
lEmA TIL Congress added the “Under God” phrase to the Pledge of Allegiance during the Cold War. This symbolized the resistance to communists, who were atheists.