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TIL: Nutmeg can give you a weed-like high (with adverse side effects)

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wLEVM TIL In oder to set a precedent for the future of the office, George Washington chose to be called "Mr. President" instead of the senate proposed titles of "His Excellency" or "His Highness the President"
b9dnp TIL - At age 39, Derek Amato dove into a shallow pool which lead to him suffering from a traumatic head injury. He suddenly found he was very good at playing the piano and now is a composer and performer.
B5PD TIL Korea has had underfloor heating for thousands of years.
5Qj8 TIL a photon emitted from the sun’s core takes 100,000-200,000 years to reach its surface
Bg8rr TIL: The Dale which went from "the car of the future" to a bizarre con in 4 years.