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TIL Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, took LSD on his deathbed and died tripping.

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rRN10 TIL that in the XIX century there was a major social movement to limit the working time to 8 hours a day, or 40 hours a week
OGjY4 TIL that military dolphins tag enemy divers with a marker so security can track them. They're trained to sneak up, attach a tracking device, and swim away. Basically playing a terrifying version of underwater "tag you're it".
Ypmy7 TIL In a similar way to "shoot" and "darn" being inoffensive substitutes for harsh swear words, the Australian exclamation "Crikey," made world famous by Steve Irwin, is shorthand for "Christ kill me"
VBkdp TIL that Leonard Nimoy refused to join Star Trek the Animated Series without George Takai and Nichelle Nichols claiming they were proof of ethic diversity in the 23rd century.
R76p4 TIL a bee creates lift by clapping its wings together above its back. When the wings separate, air fills the void, and the downward swinging wings generate lift. The failure to account for this is the basis for the myth that bees shouldn’t be able to fly.