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TIL Adolf Hitler regularly injected himself with Amphetamine (Speed) along with other “unorthodox medications”.

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Xm0Q TIL that Starbucks serve a smaller and cheaper size than “Tall” (called “Short”), but don’t show it on their menus.
7rBkZ TIL of Keith Sapsford, a stowaway on a plane, who died after falling out of the wheel compartment shortly before landing. His fall was accidentally photographed by an amateur, who didn’t realize it until he developed the photos
5oK8 TIL you can get pregnant while being pregnant
yQg1e TIL that "dry lightning" and "heat lightning" are myths. They are actually just extremely distant thunderstorms.
j6oyj TIL Hydrogen-alpha solar telescopes work thanks to an optical device called an etalon, made up of two semi-reflective, optically flat plates. The flatness of the plates and how parallel they are defines the quality of the view of the Sun, which has an ‘orange peel’ appearance through the telescope