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TIL Lyndon B. Johnson worked 18-20 hour days with no breaks and no leisure activities. He also smoked heavily, knew the ambitions, hopes and tastes of every senator, and used that to his advantage in securing votes. And as a congressman, he was the "most powerful majority leader in American history.

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P1rdg TIL that Gravity Falls released the episode “Soos and the real girl” 3 years exactly before DDLC, as they both follow a video game girl character breaking the 4th wall and talking to the player (Episode aired on the 22nd of September and DDLC released also on the 22nd of September)
NXoYM TIL diclofenac, a common painkiller drug once given to livestock, was a major contributing factor in the rapid decline of vultures in India, where nine species suffered a population collapse exceeding 99.5%, with three Gyps species dropping from about 40 million in the 1980s to about 19000 in 2017,
xKR1 TIL that in 2008, a woman’s 4 year old child was struck and killed by a drunk driver while they were crossing the street. Because she hadn’t been in a crosswalk, the Police charged the woman for 2nd degree vehicular homicide, and Jaywalking.
P1D8V TIL Following the death of legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee in 1973, a Chinese actor called Bruce Li was hired as his possible successor.
0dr5M TIL that Buddy Lewis, MLB player & WWII pilot, was told to carry a cake of cocaine in his pocket because if he crashed, the natives loved the stuff & would get him out of the jungle to safety.