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TIL “Aqua Dots” were recalled for containing a chemical that metabolizes to the controlled substance GHB when ingested

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VMlXQ TIL about the "sponge cities" in China. The scheme means that Wuhan and other areas in the scheme will have 20% of their urban land include "sponge features" (such as rain gardens and wetlands) by 2020 with an aim of retaining 70% of storm and flood water.
9je7 TIL that you check out people instead of books At the Human Library. Instead of checking out a book, you “borrow” a person who has stories to tell gathered from a unique life experience for half an hour.
WkKJY TIL that ‘Flyting’ was medieval England's version of a rap battle, in which participants would exchange witty and insulting verses.
4vlR TIL: a 15 year old teenager was beaten to death after spending only 14 hours in Internet Addiction clinic
8avDZ TIL Clowns paint their faces onto eggs to copyright them so other clowns can't use the same face. There is a registry of egg faces in both Europe and in the United States.