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TIL: LSD is one of the least toxic recreational drugs, that people have consumed 550 times a normal dose and have had beneficial outcomes from doing so.

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OMn1 TIL that Mao launched the ‘Hundred Flowers Movement’ in order to receive constructive criticism on how to change China and the CCP. Shortly after, he changed course and launched a campaing persecuting those who criticised him.
ep4y6 TIL Candy Bar Wrappers are Often a Composite of Aluminum and Plastic. The Two are Difficult to Separate and thus Candy Wrappers are Deemed 'Unrecyclable.'
XEg9j TIL the word “you” used be only (the 2nd person) plural (“thou” was singular), then it changed to only singular, and today it’s both singular and plural
R59p8 TIL Not only do giant pandas defecate around 40 times a day on average and consume their mother's feces, but they also love to roll around in horse manure. They will rub horse manure all over themselves until their entire body is covered. Since they don't hibernate, this helps keep them warm.
0wE0A TIL Sindberg is virtually unknown in his home country of Denmark but considered a folk hero in China where he is estimated to have saved 20.000 during the Nanjing massacre. Armed only with the Danish flag he held off the Japanese from entering the makeshift shelter he set up in a cement factory.