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TIL that there is a medical condition called auto-brewery syndrome where the afflicted becomes drunk after the consumption of too many carbohydrates. It has been used as a drunk driving defense.

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NXg1P TIL there was a secret hospital during WW2 that was ran by a female doctor Franja (the hospital was also named by her) where they also treaded 2 US pilots that were shot down. When the doctor got married, they used parts of the paraschute for her wedding blouse.
lomZN TIL an extremely rare, strong cyclonic storm resembling a hurricane formed over Lake Huron in 1996. It was the first time such a storm has ever been recorded forming over the great lakes region.
6kEl TIL: There’s a plant called marsh mallow and it is the plant used in original marsh mallows. It is no longer used in marsh mallows today.
59lr TIL that since 2005, Staples has recycled 182 million pounds of plastic–roughly the equivalent of an aircraft carrier or 400 times the Statue of Liberty–via its printer ink and toner cartridge recycling program.
OoY71 TIL in the 1940s, AT&T sued Harry Tuttle for inventing the Hush-A-Phone—a device that silenced phones from eavesdroppers. AT&T argued the “device hadn’t been installed by their company” and the FCC voted in AT&T’s favor, but Tuttle continued to fight the case in open court and eventually won.