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TIL that Oliver Stone sent the script for the film Platoon to Jim Morrison, who had it with him when he died.

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E1NJd TIL that the ancient Greeks thought that Persephone spent her 1/3 of the year in the underworld between June and September, not the winter months. This is because crops in ancient Greece were planted in October, harvested in April, and threshed in May, unlike in more northern climates.
KOnWE TIL California has oil rigs hidden in fake buildings in plain sight
WkgLL TIL astronaut Wally Schirra would take pictures of his frozen pee as it floated through space, glinting with sunlight. The pee-flakes looked like a beautiful starfield, he said. One astronomer saw a photo & asked what constellation it was, and Schirra said "Jocelyn, that's the constellation Urion."
VBOO8 TIL that in 2023, a patient legally sought euthanasia. Upon being provided a deadly concoction in liquid form to be drunk, the patient's friend (37YO) opted to have a sip themself which nearly resulted in the death of the friend as well.
vnPj TIL that there is a disease called Witzelsucht, that some call the Joker Disease. It can “cause people to make jokes, puns, and engage in what could be considered inappropriate conversation and/or behaviour.”