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TIL that Jimi Hendrix’s national anthem performance at Woodstock was meant to be a protest to the Vietnam war. In the song he makes sounds that are supposed to symbolize bombs dropping and screams of people.

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4OLo TIL that on meeting Paraguayan dictator General Stroessner, Prince Philip said ‘It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its own people’.
695xZ TIL that Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate with the flower. While the bee gets nothing but a wasted effort, the orchid transfers some of its pollen to the bee
D1rMv TIL Arthur Sackler, Purdue Pharma's founder who died before Oxycontin's release, established NYC's first racially integrated blood bank, discovered and advocated for gentler alternatives to electro-shock therapy, was a pioneer in using ultrasound technology, and an early anti-smoking crusader.
kPpe TIL that a meteorite exploded over the Mediterranean in 1999. Had it occurred a few hours earlier on the same latitude, it would have triggered a nuclear war between India and Pakistan who were fighting the Kargil War at that time.
D1DLV TIL that the Marvel character Howard the Duck, under threat of legal action, is forced to wear always pants. Disney was afraid people would confuse him for Donald Duck and demanded Marvel draw pants on Howard so that you could tell them apart.