› added 5 months ago

28

TIL that certain fish can induce hallucinogenic effects similar to Lysergic acid when consumed, with effects lasting several days.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

v1y1B TIL about Edward Bernays: Freud's nephew, a father of modern advertising, who effectively overthrew the Guatemalan Govt. on behalf of United Fruit
JYLBl TIL that the town of Zzyzx in California was named by a quack doctor to purposely be the last listing in any dictionary or atlas
NXv5e TIL that Disney didn’t actually credit their voice actors until 1941’s “The Reluctant Dragon”, the voice actors in “Snow White” and “Pinocchio” went entirely uncredited
BdDe TIL that not only can monkeys be trained to use money, they will use it rationally — and buy sex for it, too.
OGYQg TIL IKEA is the 10th largest food seller outside of the U.S., earning approximately $2.5 billion annually from its in-store restaurants.