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TIL Classical composers Bach and Handel were both blinded by the same surgeon

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LklQ9 TIL The Doors drummer John Densmore was sued by remaining bandmates b/c he wouldn’t let them sell the commercial rights to their songs to Cadillac, saying late singer Jim Morrison would have opposed it. During a 6-year court battle, he was called anti-American, communist and Al Qaeda supporter.
x61wb TIL about Cynane,Alexander the Great's warrior half-sister. Unlike most women of the time,she was given a martial education, and led her own troops into battle. She slew an Illyrian queen in battle,defeated the army of one of Alexander's generals,and after she was killed by Alcetas,his troops rioted
OA04 TIL that in 2011 it was revealed that the US have a spy operation that manipulates social media (including sites like Reddit, incase you hadn’t already noticed….)
5YDwp TIL the Bugatti Chiron supercar broke the 300 mph barrier and set a new speed record.
Y7YG TIL Nikola Tesla, towards the end of his life, fell in love with a white female pigeon and spent over $2000 USD building a device that could support/heal her broken leg and wing.