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TIL that William Burroughs’ book “Naked Lunch” was written while high. (And banned under US obscenity laws)

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KkW9 TIL: in 2014 a goldfish underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor.
8XDb TIL of the GLASGOW ICE CREAM WARS where rival ice cream truck drivers sold Drugs from their trucks, shot at each other, and committed arson throughout the 80’s
neRm7 TIL there is an eSports World Cup tournament for Microsoft Excel
lo8XK TIL Scientists Create ‘Revolutionary’ Artificial Womb. The researchers successfully tested the system on fetal lambs, but they hope that the technology can one day be applied to helping save the lives of critically preterm infants.
m1XZR TIL in 2001, an American computer engineer emailed Saddam Hussein and received a 10-page personal reply