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Today I Learned That London Has A Fairly Large Population Of Wild Parrots That No-One Knows The Origin Of

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xRVg TIL when Elon Musk was 28 in the year 2000 he contracted one of the most lethal forms of Malaria while on vacation in South Africa and nearly died, losing 45 pounds and taking six months to recover. He cites this near-death experience as the moment that gave him a renewed focus and energy.
5DAk TIL that before the FIFA World Cup 2014 Semi Final Match in which they lost 7-1 from Germany, Brazil hadn’t lost a single match at a home stadium in competitive matches since 1975.
Pp5w TIL in Iran it is forbidden for women to ride traditional bicycles in the belief that it is a sexual stimulant and “causes corruption". Women riders are attacked by vigilantes. The Iranian version of the Islamic bicycle has a “boxy contraption that hides a woman’s lower body.”
VMEA8 TIL that nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, was first used as a recreational party drug by Britain's wealthy class in the 1700s before it was ever utilized for medical reasons
grWGW TIL that Vicks Vapor Inhaler, a nasal spray, is "L-methemphetamine", an isomer of the powerful psychoactive drug D-methemphetamine.