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TIL that the entire Pink Floyd Album “Wish you were here” was written in tribute to Lead Singer and Song writer Syd Barrett after he departed the band due to “declining mental health”

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GYkQ7 TIL there is an Amish town called Intercourse in PA, USA
Bw4k TIL that for 19 years, the German city of Hamburg maintained an anti-Scientology task force. Its activities included convincing local banks and realtors to deny business to Scientologist groups.
yQQLv TIL about the Pitch Drop Experiment. A lump of pitch was placed in a funnel in 1927. Only nine drops have fallen in 90 years.
Ol7Y TIL 2% of women have a 4th color cone and can see about 90 million more colors than the rest of us.
P1WpO TIL that the diesel engine/fuel source are named after their inventor Rudolph Diesel. More than 95% of today’s ships run on petroleum products, fueling diesel engines which have been optimized for their specific purposes. They ship about 90% of global trade.