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TIL that Bill W., the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, was a proponent of LSD and believed that regular usage of LSD would be beneficial for many recovering alcoholics.

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1aNOX TIL in 2017, the University of Akron in Ohio banned carved pumpkins in the dorms. So instead, student Alex Shwarz carved a pineapple. The school threw it out as it would attract rodents and bugs. To retaliate, Schwarz craved an army of mini Jack-o-Lanterns from apples. The school finally gave up.
vOOj TIL There were no red M&Ms from 1976 till 1986
pYAEp TIL that the gentoo penguin is capable to reach speeds up to 36 km/h, making him the fastest underwater swimmers of all penguins.
LkQkZ TIL most sharks are ovoviviparous,meaning meaning that the eggs hatch in the oviduct within the mother's body and once born, they are fully independent and will swim away from the mother who may eat them.
DbOv TIL In the US 42.6 million adults age 45 and older are chronically lonely.