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TIL None of the Beatles actually knew how to read or write music…

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W70mL TIL that Eisenhower called President Kennedy's race to the moon "nuts" in 1963. A New York Times editorial stated that the total cost for a moon landing could build "a Harvard University for every state"
PYjne TIL that in the Cadiz expedition, Edward Cecil's men sought wine vats after disembarking, having had no food or drink for hours, and got so hopelssly drunk the expedition had to turn back.
P115e TIL in 1775 South Carolina had a Northern part and Southern part with Georgia right in the middle.
N4R6 TIL Hemingway underwent shock therapy to treat his manic depression (bi-polar disorder). The treatment obliterated his memory, which made it impossible for him to write. This was the catalyst that sparked his desire to commit suicide.
yVoEw TIL: In 2021, a 30-year-old Brazilian man was fishing with two friends at a lake in Brazil, when the group was attacked by bees. The man and his friends jumped into the lake to escape the bees, but the Brazilian man drowned and was partially eaten by piranhas; his friends survived.