Peanuts are used to make dynamite. Aside from giving some people explosive diarrhoea, peanuts can also be used to make actual explosives. Once peanut oil is processed, it can create glycerol – which, in turn, can be used to make nitroglycerin – one of the main components of dynamite.
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A sound engineer once got accidentally high on LSD while cleaning an old radio. When Eliot Curtis tried to restore an old Buchla Model 100 synthesizer, he ended up tripping on 50-year-old LSD. He only noticed a crystalline substance that had gathered on the radio, which he wiped off. Since he found it in a dark closet at a university, the psychedelic components were preserved. The LSD residue dissolved in his hands and got him into a 9-hour trip. How’s that for wild funny facts?
Central Security Service (CSS): The CSS is a co-located organisation within the NSA that facilitates cooperation between the NSA and other U.S. defence cryptanalysis components. This collaboration enhances overall effectiveness.