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TIL infamous Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger was fed LSD daily by the CIA while in prison

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4knMa TIL Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche was one of only 3 black passengers aboard the Titanic; the other 2 being his young daughters.
9Y4lX TIL- A retired man from Kansas robbed a bank in 2017 but stuck around until the police showed up. He left a note to his wife saying he'd rather be in jail that at home with her. He was sentenced to house arrest.
XEkR6 TIL George Harrison wrote his last ever letter to actor Mike Myers. In the letter, he praised the Austin Powers movies, and told Mike about his Dr. Evil doll. Mike received the letter on November 29th, 2001, the date of Harrison's demise.
x6jab TIL: Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world. The shuttlecock speed can exceed 300kmph
OG7GX TIL that before Charles Fisk started the successful C.B. Fisk organ company, he had unknowingly built equipment Fat Man atomic bomb during World War II.