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TIL Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane once planned to dose Richard Nixon with 600mg of LSD while visiting the White House.

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5VJgP TIL there is a muscle in the forearm called the "pulmaris longus", which is missing in 2.5 to 26% of the population. It can be seen when flexing the wrist, then touching the pads of the thumb and little finger together.
mxyBx TIL Apollo astronauts would breathe pure oxygen for several hours before flights in order to avoid getting the bends when the cabin pressure was lowered after liftoff.
5VeXP TIL that fentanyl is commonly used as a pain reliever during childbirth.
QN919 TIL ancient Greeks used the term gymnosophist ("naked wise man") to describe the Indian philosophers they encountered who renounced materialism (including clothing).
mnDP TIL there is a crocodile in Africa named Gustave that has killed over 300 people.