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TIL Sigmund Freud attempted to help his friend Fleischl-Marxow, who had become addicted to morphine and heroin due to chronic pain caused by having his thumb removed, by prescribing him medical cocaine. His friend became addicted to cocaine as well and continued to use morphine until his death at 45

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VBQgQ TIL Union Army General John Sedgwick died scolding his men due to them taking cover from sharpshooter fire. Striding around in the open, his last words were “They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."
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