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TIL that a succulent native to Morocco produces Resiniferatoxin, a compound so spicy that it is approximately 1,000 times stronger than pure capsacin on the Scoville scale. It can cause severe chemical burns and is being researched towards a possible new class of analgesics

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lkLa TIL The term “spam” meaning internet junk is derived from a Monty Python skit. Spam makers Hormel, while never happy with the use of the word spam for junk email, have been supportive of the sketch and issued a special tin of Spam for the Broadway premiere of Spamalot based on Monty Python.
6jkQ TIL that, until 1970, the British government sent thousands of children to Australia and Canada, telling them their parents were dead
QNEDk TIL Antidepressants can cause enduring sexual and emotional issues even after discontinuation, for some individuals, it can persist for years. It is referred to as PSSD (Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction).
wLaLM TIL of Rhoda Abbott, the only woman to survive the foundering of the Titanic. A 39 yr-old divorcee traveling 3rd class with her teenage sons, she was able to climb aboard the swamped lifeboat Collapsible A as Titanic plunged. Her sons were lost.
rRaV1 TIL The ancient Egyptian “Festival of Drunkenness” was a yearly commemoration of humanity’s saving from the goddess Hathor after she got drunk and fell asleep. They would spend a day drinking and having sex, then be woken up the next day by loud drum-playing.