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TIL Nutmeg can cause hallucinations

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QNWrE TIL Slaves in ancient Rome would often sleep on the same bedroom as their masters, or right outside. The lack of privacy was such that Romans would joke about slaves having their ears glued to the door and masturbating to their masters having sex
W7VM4 TIL there are ancient rock formations that show evidence of early life called Stromatolites. They are formed by mats of microbial life that collect sediment in layers. They have been dated back to 3.45 BYA, making those microbes some of the earliest life on Earth.
vPb9R TIL that despite being their enemy, George Washington was admired by the British people during the Revolutionary War. The members of Parliament even said he was better than the British generals.
P1N6J TIL that the Dallas Cowboys were the first team of any sport to hit $4 billion in franchise value, when they became the most valuable sports team internationally in 2015. The team has also won 5 out of 8 Super Bowls and holds the record for consecutive winning seasons with 20 seasons.
7reNr TIL Geraldo Rivera was traveling with the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army in Iraq as a war correspondent for Fox News and ended up drawing a map in the sand during a live broadcast pinpointing his exact location and revealing the time and details of an upcoming military operation