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TIL that in 1907 a medical doctor tried to prove the existence of the human soul by weighing people at the moment of their death.

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LkdV9 TIL about a group of 8 people who mistakenly snorted pure LSD crystals which they thought was cocaine, resulting in what is probably the largest LSD overdose ever and 5 of the 8 going into a state of coma. (Article continues on the next pages)
ADEjg TIL that Gustav Holst composed an orchestral suite, The Planets, with seven movements, one for each of the non-Earth planets. The piece was composed in the 1910s and Pluto was excluded because it wasn't discovered until 1930. The piece remains accurate even today... for now.
RLWj TIL President Reagan once wrote a letter to a boy who was requesting federal funds to clean his room.
8awPV TIL: Metallica wanted the government to criminally charge anyone who downloaded their music via Napster and have them pay a $100,000 fine/ per song.
88QL TIL that a 15 year-old boy stole one of those giant Caterpillar Earth movers and took off on a 12 mile joyride all the way across Tucson, knocking down power poles and running red lights at 30+mph. Police were basically unable to stop him until he hit a dead end and they shot him.