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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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Y7vPx TIL that Mark David Chapman, the man who murdered John Lennon, also considered killing other famous figures prior to killing Lennon: David Bowie, Elizabeth Taylor, and Johnny Carson were on the list.
WkB0N TIL The Netherlands has nuclear waste facilities that double as art museums
epPob TIL the charity set up by Richard (Dick) Whittington, the former Lord Mayer of London, still exists and continues to support and home elderly people.
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rREoo TIL of Albert Göring, brother of Hermann Göring. Unlike his brother, Albert was opposed to Nazism and helped many Jews and other persecuted minorities throughout the war. He was shunned in postwar Germany due to his name, and died without any public recognition for his humanitarian efforts.