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TIL Professor David Nutt was asked to step down as the government’s chief drug advisor after claiming LSD is safer than alcohol

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9Yv8m TIL Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy rejected a hotel room in 1950 as teammate and first African-American in the NBA Chuck Cooper was denied a room due to the policies of then-segregated Charlotte NC. Cousy insisted on travelling with Cooper on a cramped overnight train instead.
PODw TIL Zach Galifianakis once asked the grand wizard of the KKK if he’d ever seen Big Momma’s House 3.
R7rw8 TIL The Most Popular Song Played At British Funerals is Monty Python's “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life”
BrvYx TIL Doug Williams was not asked "How long have you been a black quarterback?" in the lead up to Super Bowl 22. The question asked was "Doug, it's obvious you've been a black quarterback all your life. When did it start to matter?"
WoQX TIL that Margaret Thatcher’s son, Mark, an arms dealer, made fortune from the deal signed by his mother.