@untoldstoriesofhistory: Freshwater shrimp with cocaine in them sounds like a joke until it is not. In this video, I break down a real 2019 scientific study from King’s College London and the University of Suffolk that found cocaine in every single freshwater shrimp tested in rural England. Not London nightlife. Not an urban sewer. Quiet Suffolk rivers. Alongside cocaine, researchers also detected ketamine, prescription drugs like diazepam and alprazolam, and even banned pesticides. This is a story about invisible pollution, wastewater contamination, and how human drug use quietly ends up inside river ecosystems. If you like strange history, overlooked science stories, and the unintended consequences of everyday human behavior, this channel is for you. I cover environmental history, bizarre research findings, and the kind of facts that sound fake until you check the sources. From polluted rivers to microscopic contaminants in wildlife, these are the stories hiding in plain sight and shaping the world whether we notice or not. #historytok #sciencetok #weirdhistory #learnontiktok #TikTokLearningCampaign

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mimi.13881
MiMi :
omg this one made me 😂😂😂, I love your videos & just realized I never comment on them! great job!! thanks for the giggles😉
2026-01-31 03:03:05
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madmadmmaryanne
MadMadmM :
2026-01-31 01:49:46
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stephaniewilson981
stephaniewilson981 :
I know people who don’t eat shrimp because they are dirty. They are bottom feeders.
2026-02-09 16:49:30
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thetallmoneylady
The Tall Money Lady :
wow!
2026-01-31 19:46:00
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cliffie18
Heather Clifford :
2026-02-01 07:41:31
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skdean55
skdean55 :
Wow, are you serious???? Shrimp cocktail 😂
2026-01-31 16:25:50
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map8367
map :
gives new meaning to all you can eat shrimp night.
2026-01-31 01:52:27
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nance_pants3
fancy nancy :
not me calling my travel agent to book a restaurant tour in rural England 🤣🤣🤣
2026-01-31 01:47:33
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bethlewlaw
bethlewlaw :
Maybe I won't have an allergic reaction to those shrimp 🤔 or I'll be too "elevated" to notice 😂
2026-01-31 04:10:02
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jb29lax
Jeffrey B. :
Can’t say you tube, TikTok will cancel you… say red app instead of the former
2026-01-31 03:51:02
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valeriescateyescream
valeriescateyescream :
@mesnarky 🍿
2026-02-01 20:30:47
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amirasreflection
Diary of Jayne :
Dude, I live in the Cape Fear River Basin. Chemours (dupont 😒) has been dumping PFOAs into the Cape Fear River since 1984/86. This river goes directly into the ocean, shad breed in this river, and it isn't unheard of them traveling past that dumping spot. PFOAs are in everyone, and you have to go all the way back to the Korean war to find blood samples that don't contain it.
2026-01-31 04:10:49
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