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TIL CIA director John McCone told RFK he believed there were TWO shooters that assassinated his brother JFK.

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REPQ TIL that there’s an hourglass in Budapest that takes a full year to run out. It takes four people almost an hour to turn it.
l7Wwa TIL Pink Floyd's Shine On You Crazy Diamond was a tribute to Syd Barrett who left the band in 1968 due to his drug use and declining mental health which impaired his ability to integrate with the band. The band felt guilty about removing him but were concerned about his severe mental health decline
kOo7g TIL that ostriches are sexually aroused by humans.
1aWjX TIL about an Australian man who was legally dead for 14 minutes, but came back to life to win the lottery twice.
wLZPP TIL Tom Scholz, founder of the band Boston, received bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT, and got a job at Polaroid. He used the money to make a studio in his basement, which he used to record 'Boston' by himself. The band was just for touring and vocals.