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TIL Richard Feynman volunteered for hypnosis on two occasions and wrote about it. During one demonstration he decided to disobey the hypnotist’s suggestion but wasn’t able to because he suddenly felt uncomfortable

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Xv98 TIL the Irish ‘Tri-colour’ flag symbolizes the struggle that was once in Ireland. Green represents the Catholics, orange represents the Protestants and white represents the hope for peace between both sides.
14g7 TIL that Lawrence of Arabia’s death is largely responsible for the introduction of motorcycle helmets
MQLW TIL The Economist has an indicator of the purchasing power of a country measured in how many Big Macs could be bought in that country with $50 USD - The Big Mac Index.
ned8o TIL that the Egyptian Kingdom eventually faded out - and did not collapse
v1eM8 TIL that there was a conspiracy theory that Jimi Hendrix faked his death and became Morgan Freeman