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TIL John Lennon wrote the Beatles song ‘Dear Prudence’ for Prudence Farrow (Mia’s sister) while studying TM in India. The group became worried about her because she spent the majority of her time alone in her room practicing meditation, so John wrote her a song to persuade her to socialize more.

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