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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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JYBNQ TIL that Millennium Tower, a San Francisco high-rise housing more than 400 luxury condos, is sinking at a rate of 2 inches per year and leaning. The foundation wasn't anchored to bed rock, but sand, making it susceptible to further damage from soil liquefaction during a powerful earthquake.
BrGxb TIL that the dangerous strains of E-Coli Bacteria only came into existence in the early 70s, when, by a freak event of DNA sharing, a E-Coli Bacterium gained the gene to produce kidney and intestine destroying Shiga Toxins from a Shigella Bacterium, the bacteria that causes Dysentery.
M0nb TIL That America has only been at peace for 21 years since 1776.
RQE7 TIL that in the 1960’s, for fear of having their submarine communication cables cut by the Soviets, the US military sent 480,000,000 copper needles into space to secure their communications infrastructure. The needles acted as a mirror for radio waves, enabling communication between distant sites.
06Vp TIL in 1999 chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov played The World in a game of chess that lasted over four months. Over 50,000 people from more than 75 countries participated in the game with moves being decided by majority vote. Garry ended up winning on turn 62 when 51% of The World decided to resign.