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TIL Ian Curtis of Joy Division died before John Lennon

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MYgW TIL scientists believe MSG is perfectly safe. The MSG “myth” is based a single complaint from a scientist who once ate Chinese food, got sick and decided to blame it on the additive.
b9YBj TIL King Frederick II used reverse psychology on his peasants who refused to eat potatoes because they tasted horrible. To stop the food famine he sent his guards to guard fields of potatoes and the peasants started stealing them and growing their own.
oBYb8 TIL Gert Frobe, the guy who played 'Goldfinger' was a member of the nazi party, then quit. He hid two Jews from the nazis, resulting in his films being unbanned in Israel.
dDLnQ TIL about the last knight, and his stand against NAZIs.
AD4Wd TIL the James Webb telescope is so powerful that it can see the heat signature of a bumblebee at the distance of the Moon