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TIL: Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel” was originally an unfinished song by Bob Dylan

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0wAjp TIL I learned that blind people can experience visual hallucinations when they take psychedelics like LSD.
7amr TIL Renowned concert pianist Krystian Zimerman’s personal Steinway grand piano was confiscated when he landed in New York City to give a recital at Carnegie Hall. US customs destroyed his piano, claiming the glue smelled like explosives.
VBg6k TIL Mickey Mouse's original name was Mortimer until Walt Disney's wife, Lillian, objected that the name was "sissified" and suggested Mickey.
b6gEE TIL: Ternary computers use trits instead of bits and they are cheaper to manufacture and operate than binary computers.
15Dr TIL there is an old, famous Chinese tale that details the life of the Monkey King, a very powerful boy that is half monkey, can transform to become stronger, and rides around on a cloud with his staff helping people. His name is Sun Wu-Kong or, when translated to Japanese, Son Goku.