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TIL that Hitler’s doctor injected him with a solution of water and methamphetamine saying that was which he called “vitamultin”. He kept a diary of the drugs he administered to Hitler, usually by injection (up to 20 times per day). The list include drugs such as heroin as well as poisons

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BrO9e TIL Imelda Marcos & her husband hold the Guinness World Record for the Greatest Robbery of a Government. She once forced a plane to do a U-turn mid-air just because she forgot to buy cheese in Rome.
kO8Jm TIL that when Frank Zappa's first son was born the hospital refused to register the name Dweezil, so Frank named him Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, after a few of his musician friends, and just called him Dweezil until his son was 5 and it was changed legally.
epEXJ TIL the diffusion of responsibility is the phenomenon where individuals in a group are less likely to take action or feel responsible, assuming others will do so. This often leads to inaction in situations where help is needed.
v4A4 TIL a gladiator named Asteropaeus fought 107 times and survived to retire
rebw TIL if Forrest Gump had kept his Apple investment from the end of the film he would now be worth well over $7 billion.