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TIL about Thalidomide — An Over the Counter Drug that Caused Birth Defects in West Germany

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6ZXm TIL Strychnine poisoning can cause Opisthotonus, a severe spasm and contortion of the body that makes the person curl backwards.
loK4V TIL in one 13th-century version of the King Arthur myth, Merlin is the spawn of a demon and a mortal woman and was intended by Satan to be the Antichrist, but was baptized by a priest shortly after birth which nullified Satan's plan, and now uses his demonic powers of magic and prophecy for good.
ZxLG TIL that there was a Cold War Bunker Found in the Brooklyn Bridge.
l0XA TIL: When Mr T. was a Military Policeman he was ordered to chop down trees by a Sergeant as a punishment. He chopped down over 70 trees in 3 ½ hours and only stopped when ordered to by a very shocked Major.
4gyX TIL if a males results are positive from a pregnancy test it may indicate testicular cancer