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TIL that the singer of Toto is the son of John Williams (composer for Star Wars, Jurassic Park, etc)

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aKV0 TIL the theme to the children’s cartoon series “Arthur” was written by son of Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley.
9YMdm TIL that when actor, Sir Christopher Lee, was just a teenager, he witnessed the guillotine execution of serial killer, Eugen Weidmann
a08L TIL that Cheryl Bentov, the woman who seduced Mordechai Vanunu into going with her to Italy where he was subsequently kidnapped, transported to Israel to face a secret trial and sentenced to 18 years in prison, works as a real estate agent in Longwood, Florida.
69XKw TIL about Ota Benga, an indigenous Mbuti who was featured at a 1904 human zoo (Louisiana Purchase Exposition). There he was kept, caged, with an orangutan as an attempt to ridicule Darwinism. He was given a bow and arrow so as to "enhance the primitive image".
nWKP9 TIL - Blind people who regain sight after years struggle to recognize objects because vision is learned, not automatic. They need to train their brain to actually see.