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TIL that Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson played on drums on The Rembrandts song I'll be There for You AKA Friends theme.

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AwP7 TIL that ancient Assyrian soldiers reportedly suffered hauntings and visions of the men they killed in battle, suggesting the earliest written example of PTSD sufferers.
yQ95a TIL the tropical fruits lychee, rambutan, longan, guinep, guarana - and strangest of all, maple syrup - all come from the Sapindaceae family of trees.
AD8w4 Goldfish actually have a pretty good memory.
le51 TIL that during WWII, Bicycle playing cards were made so that, when submerged in water, they could be peeled apart to reveal parts of a map inside. When all put together, they were a larger map. These decks were given to POWs, so that if they escaped, they would have a map.
Mkkb TIL Fingerprints are not unique, and a Portland, WA attorney was arrested for the Madrid train bombings because his fingerprint matched an Algerian terrorist.