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TIL that Dock Ellis threw a no hitter while on LSD

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JY5Pm TIL n June 2006, at the request of PETA, Ocean Spray agreed to end its support for animal experiments. Previously, Ocean Spray was funding tests involving infecting mice with H. pylori, bacteria that cause stomach ulcers, and then feeding them cranberry juice to see if it had any positive effect.
X0ZQ TIL that being a gifted, high IQ child does not equate adult success. In one study of 210 highly gifted children, six became incredibly successful as adults.
QJRYd TIL the first official quarantine was in Dubrovnik, Croatia in 1377 against the bubonic plague. Anyone entering the city had to first isolate for 40 (in latin, quaranta) days on a nearby island.
p4VQ TIL that when Marilyn Monroe returned from entertaining the troops in Korea, she told then-husband Joe Dimaggio “Joe! Joe! You’ve never heard such cheers” To which he responded “Yes I have”
RJ58 TIL Hunter S. Thompson pranked Jack Nicholson on his birthday by shining a spotlight on his house, blasting a recording of a pig being eaten alive by bears, firing his pistol, and leaving an elk’s heart at the front door, while Nicholson and his two daughters hid in the basement.