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TIL four rivers named Mat, Ta, Po, and Ni merge to form the Mattaponi river.

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egnD TIL In 1962, a group of scientists wanted to study the effects of LSD on elephants. They injected an elephant with 3,000 times the normal dose given to humans because they assumed elephants would be much less sensitive to LSD than humans. The elephant died in 100 minutes.
Wj4 TIL there is an ingredient used to make microwave popcorn “butter flavouring” called diacetyl that if inhaled can cause a dangerous condition known as “Popcorn Lung.”
69Elm TIL "Granulated honey" or "Power Honey" is actually sugar that contains less than 10% dried honey.
EgPmV TIL double depression is a thing
D4OY TIL that some cultures believed Vampires were arithmomaniacs and if you were being chased you could throw a handful of rice at them to forced the Vampire to stop and count each grain. This could also be the origin of “The Count” from Sesame Street.