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TIL Aldous Huxley was tripping on acid when he died

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ByWe TIL a convict named Billy Hunt tried to escape Port Arthur prison by disguising himself as a kangaroo. The plan worked until a couple of hungry guards decided to supplement their rations with some kangaroo meat and took aim. Billy had no choice but to surrender.
7k1X TIL: Walruses don’t use their tusks to dig for food, they use their lips to dig for food. Their tusks are used to poke holes in the ice so they can pull themselves out of the water.
P5Ww TIL the Kodak company used a 13-month calendar from 1924 to 1989 and George Eastman pushed for its worldwide acceptance.
DQO6r TIL in 2006, the football team now known as the Washington Commanders repurposed old bags of peanuts originally supplied to a defunct airline and sold them to attendees of their games. These bags of peanuts were at least 9 months old (they had a recommended shelf life of 3 months).
dJb8 TIL there is a town in Alaska with 217 residents and everybody lives in the same 14 story building. It includes a school, hospital, church, and grocery store.