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TIL there is pharmaceutical treatment for alcoholism

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N7WZ1 TIL the funeral of Japanese musician Hide was attended by 50,000 fans, not including the 10,000 who attended his televised wake. His death resulted in numerous suicides including one at his funeral. One person died in a car crash and around 200 people were hospitalised due to exhaustion and heat.
LQdVQ TIL someone set loose an AI called ChaosGPT with the goal "destroy humanity". It researched nuclear weapons and attempted mass manipulation on Twitter: “Twitter provides an excellent platform where I can manipulate people into doing my bidding, while attempting to conceal my true intentions.”
wL1vE TIL That Bruce Lee said he pitched Warner Brothers his concept about a Kung Fu Master travelling the wild west and having all kid of adventures, only for them to steal the idea... and create that show starring a white man.
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