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TIL before one of Beatles sessions John Lennon accidentally took LSD instead of an upper and complained about not feeling well. The producer unknowingly took him to the studio roof for fresh air, but his bandmates, who knew what happened, rushed to the roof and brought Lennon back to safety.

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D1AEP TIL Ryan's Rule is a medical precedent in Queensland where, if a person feels their medical concerns are not being taken seriously, they can request a re-evaluation. This rule came about after a 3 year old child died of a bacterial infection after a hospital doctor declined to perform blood tests.
Drgr TIL during the Vietnam War special forces used a silenced pistol called a ‘hush puppy’ for eliminating noisy animals like guard dogs. It was also sometimes used on ducks.
4XlJX TIL Dr Watson ejaculates 11 times throughout the Sherlock Holmes stories. Ejaculate being used to mean exclaimed - '“Thank God!” I ejaculated from my very heart.'
OojQa TIL that Julius Caesar likely had epilepsy, with four documented seizures: 1) in the Senate while being offered the Emperor’s Crown, 2) while listening to an oration by Cicero, and in military campaigns in 3) North Africa and 4) Corduba, Spain. Caesar won both battles despite his seizures.
ne9Ar TIL that in Ancient Rome, bestiarii, or gladiators who fought animals, often killed themselves rather than fight. In one instance, twenty-nine prisoners strangled each other to death rather than to fight in the arena.