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TIL The Unabomber was a subject in CIA MK Ultra experiments at Harvard that may have shaped his personality for his future bombings

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DPAD TIL an unusual aerial luminous phenomenon may appear in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity, or volcanic eruptions. The shape of the light are reported to be similar to auroras and usually are seen during or moments after an earthquake.
x6eo0 TIL that Franz Jägerstätter was declared a martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church in 2007 after he was executed by the Nazis for being a Conscientious objector.
lokpV TIL that Fred Astaire took up skateboarding in his late seventies, and has a life membership in the National Skateboard Society
gwm7 TIL that ITT Tech has been investigated for claims of widespread grade inflation. In one instance, a student got a 100% on a computer forensics assignment for turning in a noodle recipe.
Qawd TIL that George Lucas was originally going to direct Apocalypse Now. However, he shelved the project due to the studio’s safety concerns as Lucas wanted to shoot the film in Vietnam while the war was still going on.