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TIL Albert Hofmann, the discoverer of LSD, could not imagine anyone using the drug recreationally due to its intense and introspective nature.

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5Yl48 TIL of Leon Ray Livingston—a famous hobo and author who traveled under the name “A-No. 1.” He perfected the hobo symbols system, which let other hobos know where safe places were, always dressed immaculately, and retired after the lifestyle “bought him to the brink of psychological collapse.”
R7KAw TIL the famous "I drink your milkshake" line from "There Will Be Blood" was based on actual dialogue spoken by Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall during a 1924 congressional hearing about the Teapot Dome scandal
e0dOL TIL The American Revolution happened during a Smallpox epidemic. George Washington was a Smallpox survivor.
4aGb TIL Toys R Us has a global anti-union and no-negotiation policy in effect everywhere - except in Sweden
R7an1 “A lot of cats knock things over because they have learned it is a quick and easy way to get their human’s attention”