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TIL there are no documented human deaths from an LSD overdose

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yQ7Ae TIL:About Albert Hale Sylvester a surveyor that worked for the USGS and US forest service, he gave names to over a 1000 natural features in Washington State, sometimes he was very whimsical/unusual in his naming practices giving such names as, Dirtyface peak,Dishpan gap,pass no pass, and many more.
grBJ9 TIL Puss in Boots is a character from a classic fairy tale from the 1500s
a8Mvo TIL about the Zveno project or “Flying Aircraft Carriers” in the 1930s, where a long-range mothership would carry up to 5 fighter planes
9YN8G TIL in 1955, attempting to stand out as a journalist, Dan Rather did heroin and documented his experience.
D1GPV TIL the stem end of a cucumber (and other related fruits and vegetables) tastes different from the other end due to a higher concentration of a bitter compound called cucurbitacin.