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TIL thioacetone, one of the worst smelling compounds known to man, can make people vomit and pass out within a mile range due to its extremely unpleasant odor

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jN9vQ TIL Russian stereotype of being vodka drinkers stems back for 4 centuries when the rulers and government would produce cheap vodka as a stream of revenue
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