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TIL someone developed a method to secretly communicate with people on LSD

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LvW9 TIL Russian President Boris Yeltsin in 1995 was found on Pennsylvania Avenue, drunk, in his underwear and trying to hail a cab in order to find pizza
xVB1w TIL that embassies are not sovereign territory of their associated countries, contrary to popular belief.
QNV9X TIL of glass child syndrome, where siblings of a child with illnesses or disabilities are often overlooked and neglected by their parents. This leads to guilt and jealousy throughout childhood, later causing low self-esteem, and difficulty forming relationships later in the sibling’s life.
xV0Q1 TIL that some people smell of rotten fish and aren't fishermen. Trimethylaminuria is a rare metabolic problem causing people to emit the smelly odor of bad fish after eating eggs, liver, legumes or vegetables. There is no known cure and the problem is more common in women than men.
xNXw TIL Snake Oil was a real product sold by the Clark Stanley company, and in 1917 the U.S. Govt. had a bottle of it tested, but discovered that it contained inert ingredients and no actual oils extracted from snakes. The government sued and won damages of $20.