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TIL that tripping on LSD has aided at least 2 Nobel prize winners in their scientific discoveries.

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Ropj TIL in 2008 the Norwegian Government donated $1bn to help save the Amazon rainforest.
R5gw TIL The US government, in 1962, brainstormed ways to get the American Population to go to war with Cuba. One idea was to fake the Hijacking of Airliners.
p8g4p TIL that about 372 million people receive artificially-fluoridated water in about 24 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Malaysia, the U.S., and Vietnam. Fluoridation is rare in Europe, with 97–98% choosing not to fluoridated drinking water.
xogD TIL Edward Mordake reportedly had an extra face on the back of his head, which could neither eat nor speak, although it could laugh and cry
xVgxB TIL the term "rubber match" comes from 16th century lawn bowling, where a team can be eliminated if they "rub" against the white target ball