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TIL that Grandma Walton (actress Ellen Corby) taught Transcendental Meditation and that she was instructed in the art by Beatles friend Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

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5Vr9 TIL of an American soldier who put up such a fight in captivity so well the Viet Cong executed him out of frustration. He was last heard singing “God Bless America”. He was later awarded the Medal of Honor
9Y7ED TIL California was named after a mythical island of black women who kept man-eating griffins as pets
R5D6Q TIL About the four sons of Horus. Egyptian gods who protected organs in the afterlife.
VRmQ TIL In the fall-out with Don King, Mike Tyson discovered a fan-club that had been hidden from him for years. Among the fan letters was one from a boy dying of cancer, asking for a phone call. Mike called immediately, but was a year too late. He broke down and cried.
gr0mD TIL in order to look strung out Charlie sheen stayed up for 2 days straight to achieve his role in Ferris bueller’s day off