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TIL about "Hobson's Choice". It labels an illusion of free choice where only one thing is actually offered.

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PYWXL TIL the song 'Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)' was originally written as an anti-LSD track. Kenny Rogers covered it, leading to it becoming a counter-culture hit and a long-lasting representation of the late 60's psychedelic era.
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OKQ1 TIL the first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face
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