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7rYLX TIL that Aldous Huxley, the author of ‘Brave New World’ and 'The Doors of Perception,’ requested 100 milligrams of LSD from his wife while on his deathbed. She obliged and he died on the same day as CS Lewis, Anthony Burgess, and JFK.
vPBkL TIL that 167 years ago, Senator Brooks beat Senator Sumner nearly to death on the Senate floor.
w0DJ TIL that Moscow street dogs display specialized behaviors that differentiate them from domesticated dogs & wolves: pack leaders tend to be the most intelligent rather than the strongest, and packs tend to deploy its cuter members first, as they are more successful in begging for food from people.
ykXV TIL that in Pokemon Red/Blue, the reason you had to go next door to trade in your casino winnings is because of a loop hole in Japanese gambling laws
PYnDg TIL children's poet Shel Silverstein had a daughter who died of cerebral aneurysm at 11 years old.