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TIL Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys picked up the tab for the Manson Family’s gonorrhea treatment.

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nek9b TIL that Steven Spielberg, while filming Raiders of the Lost Ark in Tunisia, avoided the dysentery that afflicted Harrison Ford & most of the cast & crew. Spielberg's secret weapon? The suitcases full of SpaghettiOs he brought with him on the shoot.
pY8dN TIL American soldiers in WWII wouldn’t use their chin straps out of fear it would snap their necks if fired upon or if they were near an artillery strike.
WkEvA TIL the Tesla Model X has a “Bioweapon Defense Mode” that purifies the air within the vehicle and keeps all harmful particles out in the event of an apocalyptic event
P1ble TIL about Thomas Aikenhead, the person in the United Kingdom to be executed for blasphemy. Only 20 at the time for his death, his execution in 1697 was intended to be used by the Lord Advocate, Sir James Stewart as a warning to those who would hold opinions contrary to traditional Christian beliefs.
ADGKa TIL: Hundreds of thousands of Filipino men answered President Truman's call to serve in the US army and resist the Japanese occupation. After the war, he refused to honor promised citizenship and benefits for service. Citizenship would not be granted until the 1990s.