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TIL that the reason Ulysses S Grant was considered a “drunk” was because he only weighed 135 pounds and couldn’t handle his alcohol well

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NpNN TIL Sir Jeffrey Hudson, the Court Dwarf of Charles I, challenged a man who insulted him to a duel on horseback. The man thought it was a joke, and showed up to the duel with a squirt gun, instead of a real pistol. Unfortunately, Hudson was quite serious and shot the man in the head, killing him.
XEm96 TIL that HARKing (hypothesizing after the results are known) is the practice by researchers of looking through the data to find interesting results and then constructing a research question and hypothesis and presenting them as if the hypothesis came before the findings.
PYepg TIL that Hitler's doctor, Theodor Morell, kept a medical diary of the drugs and other substances he administered to the Führer on a daily basis, such as; Atropine, Caffeine, Cocaine, Adrenaline, E. coli, Methamphetamine, Strychnine, Morphine, Heroin and Testosterone.
VM9xB TIL during the filming of "The Passion of the Christ", the actor portraying Jesus endured accidental lashings, a dislocated shoulder, a lung infection, pneumonia, and was even struck by lightning.
xV5yD TIL It used to be illegal for men to be topless and show their nipples until a judge overturned New York state's male shirtless bans in 1937 following men protesting for their rights to not sexualize their bare chest