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TIL John Lennon was so farsighted he could not see the crowds when performing on stage. He only knew they were there by their screams. The rest of the Beatles would trick him into walking through wrong doors, usually leading him into closets.

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xpdk TIL of Laurence Peter, author of the Peter Principle, which states: “… in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent…”
OoXG7 TIL Glaucoma and cataracts are more prevalent in people who suffer from diabetes. Cataracts are gradual and painless and are manifested by a loss of transparency; glaucoma, on the other hand, can be either quick and painful or slow and subtle
P1lLJ TIL Taco Bell is named after its founder, Glen Bell. He served tacos at his first restaurant, Bell’s hamburgers
pa7A TIL that Israel attempted to bomb American and British civilians in Egypt and blame it on the Muslim Brotherhood in order to destabilize and occupy the country. Israel denied the entire affair for 51 years, but then awarded the Israeli participants in 2005.
OoPNX TIL In medieval times, it was a common practice in the battlefield to NOT kill warriors who wore particularly strong armor. Such warriors were captured instead, and then a ransom was demanded, because only 'well off' warriors wore such good armor.