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TIL Negative Ions Generated By Mountains, Waterfalls & Beaches Produce Biochemical Reactions That Increase Levels Of The Mood Chemical Serotonin, Helping To Alleviate Depression, Relieve Stress & Boost Daytime Energy

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WaGd TIL Australia has 5 timezones. Unlike other timezones that are almost completely vertical, the country has a few split up into North and South. Only 2 of the timezones are affected by Daylight Savings.
5Y4a9 TIL of the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack Dalles, Oregon, where over 700 people were poisoned with Salmonella so they could not vote in a local election.
4l06 TIL that Ernest Hemingway once fired a sub-machine gun at sharks that attacked a tuna he was trying to land; the blood from the bullets caused the sharks to attack even harder
X0mEk TIL: Maine still refers to 29 municipalities as “plantations”. They are between unincorporated areas and a town, size wise
Ype7 TIL that astronauts are recommended to jerk off in space, and that a married couple who were part of the crew of STS-47 most likely were the first to have sexual intercourse in outer space.