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TIL Scientists showed that lisdexamphetamine maybe a good treatment for cocaine addiction by giving a bunch of coked up monkeys amphetamines

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BgXKy TIL: In 1977, the makers of Bubble Yum gum bought full page ads in the NY Times and other major papers to dispel rumors that spider eggs were the secret ingredient used to make the gum soft and chewable.
DOKP TIL: Hitler was well aware of what his reputation would be after the war. Albert Speer recalls: “We were alone, silently watching twilight darken into night…Hitler says: ‘If I fail, I shall be the most despised man in history.’”
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