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TIL that tripping on LSD has aided at least 2 Nobel prize winners in their scientific discoveries.

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D1XLv U.S. airlines have collectively grounded thousands of planes, with Delta alone parking 600 jets. In late March, industry group Airlines for America said that about 1,200 U.S. planes were parked. Experts estimate that worldwide, about half of the planes in the world are currently grounded due to COVID-19, analysts at Cowen Investment Bank say.
oBLwW TIL that the first Star Wars (1977) movie was offered by George Lucas to Disney but got declined. It was released by FOX instead and became then the highest grossing movie ever. Decades later, Disney would buy both the Star Wars franchise and 20th Century Fox in deals worth billions.
NXVWb TIL that a riot broke out on St Scholastica Day, 10 February 1355, when two students from the University of Oxford complained about the quality of wine served to them in the Swindlestock Tavern. Around 30 townsfolk were killed, as were up to 63 members of the university.
LkAwr TIL: The original 1992 Candyman film used an on set hypnotist to help one of the actors act more realistically scared.
kJa11 TIL Boeing created a missile that can fry the electronics of an entire building without killing anyone inside of it or harming the electronics of any surrounding building