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TIL of John Fryer who, as Dr. Anonymous, addressed the APA in a clown tuxedo and Nixon mask... and changed the world.

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v1KLK TIL an octopus named Otto caused an aquarium power outage by climbing to the edge of his tank and shooting a jet of water at a bright light that was annoying him. He's also been seen juggling hermit crabs, throwing rocks at the glass and re-arranging his tank surroundings.
0xQL TIL I learned of the quote on Bobby Kennedy’s gravesite: “What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness; but is love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another”
VgbZ TIL that Viking “Berserkers” would take hallucinogenic mushrooms to induce their battle rage
GAgn5 TIL the female singer on Great Gig in the Sky is a white woman, Clare Torry, who had to sue to get title credits and fair compensation for her work.
epOb6 TIL the HMS Conqueror is to date the only nuclear-powered submarine to engage and sink an enemy ship (in 1982 Falklands War).