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TIL William Leonard Pickard, manufacturer of more than 90% of the world's LSD supply in the '90s, predicted the Fentanyl crisis 20 years prior to it happening.

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ADpy7 TIL that a golden retriever, Figo, sacrificed his safety to protect his owner. He leaped in front of a school bus in an effort to protect a blind woman. The chief of police said he'd seen dogs protect their owners from intruders, but never automobiles. Figo only sustained a leg injury.
vxwL TIL that Nas listed his daughter Destiny as an executive producer on Stillmatic, so that she would always receive royalty checks from the album.
XBAk TIL: You don’t have to be an attorney to be considered for appointment to the SCOTUS
grnW9 TIL that a sect of super-austere Buddhist monks rejected ostentation so much that they carved beautiful, ornate urinals just to pee on the decorations
lnLG TIL that there is a big problem of elephant alcoholism in India and that substance abuse is not unique to humans.