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TIL Aldous Huxley asked for LSD on his death bed and died whilst tripping

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R7Jgl TIL that English towns had crosses or cross shaped buildings at intersections, such as a "Buttercross", where merchants gathered.
ner8B TIL in 1998, at least 15 bodies were discovered in Benjamin Franklin's basement, including 6 that were from children. There is still no clear evidence to why they are there.
JYlj8 TIL the singer of the peanut butter jelly time song was brother in law to Snoop Dogg and died in an 11 hour stand off with the police.
LkBgm TIL the word punch is a loanword from Sanskrit (pañc), meaning “five.” The drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices
wLY88 TIL of the 13 languages attested from before 1000BC, only two (Ancient Chinese and Mycenaean Greek) have descendants which continue to be spoken to this day