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TIL that the term "pipe dream" is a reference to the insane dreams people have when smoking opium

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QrN9 TIL the scientists (and everyone else) in Antarctica have ‘heedless sex’ (16,500 condoms are distributed to 200 people spending the winter), taking 'ice wives’ and 'ice husbands,’ and also binge-drink, do drugs and generally go completely nuts, and is pretty much the only reason anyone goes back.
OoeN6 TIL that James Cameron, the most successful director in the world, only makes Hollywood movies in order to pay for his complex explorations.
YVLd TIL that the author of the first computer worm ever created was a student and it infected 6000 computers which was 10% of all computers connected to internet.
wLZyM TIL wearing a blindfold for at least 12 hours can induce visual hallucinations, including complex scenery and frightening entities.
AD5Qo TIL the Philippine eagle is the only bird of prey with blue-grey eyes