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TIL the release of T. Rex's hit single "Get it On" ended the once-solid friendship between Marc Bolan and John Peel: Peel made clear his lack of enthusiasm for the song on air after playing his advance white label copy. They only spoke once more before Bolan's death in 1977.

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m14M TIL If you have ever worked with the CIA in any capacity you are permanently precluded from working with the Peace Corps
oR1ZA TIL in the pre-classical era, the ancient Greeks condoned piracy as a viable profession; it apparently was widespread and "regarded as an entirely honourable way of making a living". References are made to its perfectly normal occurrence in many texts including in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
xvL5 TIL Robin Williams only made $75,000 for voicing the Genie in Aladin, which went on to gross over $200 million domestically. “Disney later sent him a late Picasso painting as a way of thanking him for his work.”
8eLnX TIL the Pacific beetle cockroach produces a super-food "milk" that is full of protein-dense crystals which are packed with essential amino acids, sugars, and healthy fat. It has been suggested as a protein supplement. However, it's very difficult to extract and not yet a viable food source.
E860 TIL that John Hopkins University conducted a study of mushrooms with 36 college-educated adults (average age of 46) who had never tried psilocybin nor had a history of drug use. More than two-thirds reported it was among the top five most spiritually significant experiences in their lives.