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TIL that Clark Gable - The Hollywood Golden boy had a secret daughter! It's kind of crazy story....

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8dWX TIL that Adidas will cancel any sponsorship deal they have with a player if it turns out he has anything to do with Scientology
p8GPG TIL Operation Popeye was the first example of weather warfare. During the Vietnam War, aircraft would "seed" clouds, causing them to precipitate with an 82% success rate. The operational slogan was, "Make mud, not war."
l7MN7 TIL Japan has several "Nose Tombs" which contain tens of thousands of severed noses from Korea.
5YQkr TIL that Einstein's brain has been dissected and found to be no bigger than average but has significantly more astrocytes, which are poorly-understood neural connectors that anyone can increase by continuing to learn new things, and with a good diet, exercise, and love.
BgMPe TIL that psychobilly pioneer Hasil Adkins had a tradition of mailing a copy of each single he released to the sitting president of the United States. In 1970 Richard Nixon wrote back, saying “I am very pleased by your thoughtfulness in bringing these particular selections to my attention.”