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nevQB TIL Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was drugged and controlled for years by his live-in therapist, who kept him under constant supervision and profited from the rights to Wilson's work.
PYYdw TIL that the Skylab Mutiny was the first and only organized labor protest to happen in space
14g7 TIL that Lawrence of Arabia’s death is largely responsible for the introduction of motorcycle helmets
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