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TIL that Stanley Kubrick didn't do drugs because "When everything is beautiful, nothing is beautiful."

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v1lOL TIL caffeine boosts the effectiveness of pain relievers, like acetaminophen and ibuprofen, by 40%.
EgE9V TIL of Udam Singh. When Michael O'Dwyer, the Governor of Punjab (British India) ordered the Jallianwala Bagh massacre against peaceful protestors which killed reportedly up to 1500, Udam got his revenge for India 21 years later when he travelled to London and assassinated Michael O'Dwyer
W770d TIL about the B-52 bomber that crashed into the empire state building on July 28th 1945. The pilot had requested clearance to land at LaGuardia due to zero visibility(fog) but was told to reroute and not land. 14 people died as a result of the accident.
WkOa9 TIL the film 'Ken Park' (2002) was not shown in the United Kingdom after director Larry Clark assaulted Hamish McAlpine, the head of the UK distributor for the film, Metro Tartan
oROJ8 TIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield, whom he believed owed him a government appointment.