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TIL that the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous wanted to include the use of LSD in the 12-step program, saying that it helped the user find “a power greater than ourselves” that “could restore us to sanity”

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Z84jY TIL in the original cut of The Santa Clause Tim Allen's character looks at a phone number and says "1-800-SPANK-ME. I know that number." This scene was cut from all home media releases after a kid in Washington called the number - which led to an active sex hotline - and racked up a $400 phone bill.
VBMb0 TIL that the 1972 videogame Pong by Atari, which was the first commercially successful videogame in history, was built entirely from analog circuitry. In other words, it didn’t make use of a single line of code
ejW5 TIL that “muskeg”, very damp soil, is why northern Ontario is almost uninhabited. Sometimes 100 feet deep or more, unless completely cleared it freezes and buckles construction in winter, and swallows anything left (locomotives, construction equipment, moose, etc.) when it thaws in the spring.
x6L5B TIL: Clyde Tombaugh, the man that discovered Pluto in 1930, is the great uncle to MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
R5LOQ TIL that there was a prequel comic series to the film Wall-E. It ran for 8 issues from 2009-2010 but was discontinued.