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TIL of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, known for the mysterious disappearances of its keepers in 1900. The entrance gate to the compound and the main door were both closed, beds were unmade, and the clock was stopped. The set of oilskins found suggested one of the keepers had left without the others.

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P1M9L TIL that foods such as: cheese, wine, chocolate, and others are technically illegal in Florida. This is because they contain the trace amine tyramine which is considered a schedule I hallucinogen. This is despite tyramine not actually having any hallucinogenic effects and being widespread in foods
kOkB1 TIL penicillin was first able to be mass-produced from a moldy cantaloupe found in Peoria, Illinois
lXDB TIL on August 5, 1944, one of the biggest jail-breaks in history involved hundreds of Japanese POWs attempting to escape an Australian prisoner camp. The Japanese considered the Australians weak because they treated the prisoners well. 234 of the Japanese were killed and another 108 wounded.
rR4mw TIL that according to the FDA, ketchup cannot flow more than 14 centimeters in 30 seconds at 20 degrees Celsius when tested in a Bostwick Consistometer. Otherwise, it must be labeled “Below Standard in Quality.”
9wJnQ TIL Of the great oxydation event: a single type of oxygen producing bacteria is responsible for terraforming earth from largely oxygen free to the earth we know today, giving rise to oxygen based life and causing a mass extinction of anaerobic life forms, wiping out about 80% of them