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TIL that Cary Grant’s public praise of LSD therapy in the late 1950s helped pave the way for psychedelics to gain mainstream attention, contributing to their cultural explosion in the 1960s

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NXkyJ TIL that people report being bored about 10 hours a week at work, according to researchers.
YBWG TIL the act of hesitating when introducing someone because you’ve forgotten their name is called “tartle” (Scottish)
lojd5 TIL singer-songwriter James Blunt served as a captain in the British Army. During the Kosovo war he took along his guitar which was strapped to the outside of his tank and would perform for troops and locals. He also intended to refuse an order to attack Russians to prevent WW3.
MeeV TIL 87 people drowned during the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth.
MaXW TIL Fighters who lose by knockout are automatically suspended for 30 days, three months if it is the second knockout within three months, or one year if it is the third knockout within one year.