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TIL A doctor purposely overdosed on cocaine, and as death approached, scribbled his reaction on the wall of his office for science.

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149d TIL that when King Kamehameha of Hawaii died in 1819, his body was taken and buried in secret in accordance with Hawaiian tradition to preserve his mana. To this day, his body has not been found and people only speculate on it’s location.
KOkr4 TIL that after a revolution that ended the monarchy in Portugal, the last King of Portugal lived the rest of his life exiled in Twickenham.
Yp1O7 TIL that in 2018, a man plotted to plant small bombs in Target stores disguised in food packages. His goal was to create bad publicity for Target, which would lower stock prices and allow him to buy cheap shares before they rebounded. He was caught after paying someone else to plant the bombs.
vBLR TIL The First person in Britain to be eaten by a Tiger was a Barmaid in 1703
a7X0 TIL: morning sickness during pregnancy can be alleviated by ingesting seminal fluid from the father.