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TIL mathematician Kurt Godel starved himself to death for fear of being poisoned

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emRD TIL that “yellow journalism” within the newspaper company of William Randolph Hearst is responsible for misleading information regarding Marijuana, resulting in it being made illegal to protect his interests in the timber industry.
Mejdb TIL the strongest beer ever sold is "The End of History", which was brewed by BrewDog in Fraserburgh, Scotland and has an alcohol volume of 55%. Bottles were sold for £500 (US $806) each or £700 ($1,129) when packaged in a taxidermied squirrel. The last bottles were sold in July 2010.
1aoZr TIL about Henry VIII's "eavesdrop" figures: he has creepy statues built onto ceiling beams to warn against gossip or dissension and foster paranoia
5YKGp TIL of Xie Jianshun, a Taiwanese soldier who was discovered to be intersex. When the doctors examined him they concluded that his male gonad tissue was deteriorating and decided it was for the best that he undergo sex reasignment surgery. The transition was then imposed on Xie against his wishes.
xV1Bo TIL Mao Zedong started a program to encourage people to criticize the government, and then punished those that did, even putting some into labor camps.