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TIL there is a hallucinogen originating from Africa called Ibogaine that is highly successful in treating heroin addiction by minimising the effects of withdrawal but it is illegal in most of the western world.

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e0Rx6 TIL: in 1914 for the 4th running of the Indy 500, the rules were changed to no longer allow drivers to consume alcohol during the race after the winner in 1913 drank champagne during pit stops.
1ay7 TIL birds are the reason we don’t have giant spiders and insects. Thanks birds.
4vBo TIL in 1968 Kim Il Sung sent 31 commandos to South Korea to try and assassinate the president. After they infiltrated the border they stumbled on two brothers chopping firewood. They decided to indoctrinate them about the benefits of communism and release them. The brothers notified the police
YpNAv TIL the human body has a lag between dehydration and thirst. This means that when you feel physically thirsty, you've already been dehydrated for a while.
8eaLP TIL that the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, UK) conducted an online naming poll for a polar research vessel. The name "Boaty McBoatface " was the runaway winner of the poll with 124,109 votes.