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TIL during MKUltra the CIA roofied their own agents: “surprise acid trips became something of an occupational hazard among CIA operatives”.

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Bgbyr TIL: The MEDUSA weapon was created in 2004 and designed to incapacitate crowds of people using auditory pulses. It was purchased by SNC which had contracts with the DoD and Navy. However in 2008 SNC claims the weapon was discontinued as it may cause permanent brain damage.
D7Lr TIL That leading scientists speculate that alien life might be present nearby, and we might not even notice each other due to the profound difference in technology and evolution.
e05dJ TIL the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad were not in the original 1001 Arabian Nights, but are believed to have been added by the French explorer Antoine Galland, who heard them from various sources in Europe and implemented the stories into new translations of the Nights.
awjJb TILA This New Burial Technique Turns a Corpse Into a Tiny Pile of Freeze-Dried Fertilizer
loVrV TIL that there are varieties that are complete but not projective.