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TIL Rick Waksman of Yes fame came up with a song on the spot to record in a session, rather than confessing he had forgot to compose it!

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xxyk TIL the Film Board of India blocked Saving Private Ryan citing violence. The Board demanded cuts that Spielberg declined, instead, he decided not to release the movie in India. The Home Minister of India saw the movie himself and, impressed, ordered it to be released uncut.
8jdL TIL Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year old girl, struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in six straight pitches about a week after being signed. A few days later, Commissioner Landis voided her contract because baseball was “too strenuous” for women.
rNBvW TIL the US House of Representatives and the British/Irish House of Commons used to play matches of chess against each other via telegraph
oBgMR TIL procrastination is an emotional problem and the human mind is designed to survive not thrive. It's only when our fear of inaction surpasses our fear of action that our mind stops negative thoughts and gets the task done. Procrastination has nothing to do with the task itself or time management.
Ow8e TIL that the famous WW2 photo of a British milkman in the Blitz was faked. The photographer got his assistant to dress up to create a positive image that wartime censors wouldn’t block.