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TIL in 2013 a 27yo Psychology Student, who had already published articles in medical journals, died of a drug overdose while celebrating her new job - working as a drug counselor

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BraoL TIL American founding father Alexander Hamilton expressed fears regarding the use of pure direct democracy by the majority to elect a demagogue who, rather than work for the benefit of all citizens, set out to either harm those in the minority or work only for those of the upper echelon.
b9m1p TIL The founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, bought 28,000 acres of U.S. wilderness to stop the logging operations and preserve the country.
oBabo TIL Tsar Peter the Great had a fondness for anatomy and often attended medical dissections. So after having his mistress Mary Hamilton beheaded, he picked up the head, gave a lecture about its anatomy, kissed its lips, then dropped it to the ground. Peter also had his own son tortured to death.
LP1Z TIL that “Love You Forever” was written after author Robert Munsch and his wife had two stillborn babies
LNmm TIL that Sean Bean, while filming Lord of the Rings, hated flying so much that, instead of going by helicopter, he sometimes opted to travel miles uphill in full Boromir gear