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TIL The CIA ran a study of LSD that lasted over 20 years and ruined many civilian lives

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m1oM TIL Stevie Wonder’s love of sound & music was inspired by a kind school teacher asking him to locate a mouse in the classroom. His classmates were terrified, but Stevie calmly found the mouse rummaging in a wastebasket. Stevie felt pride in his gift of hearing and mouse became the class mascot.
bAka TIL that metals such as iron, copper, gold, and even uranium require running water to become concentrated into ore deposits through a process called ore genesis.
dLyE TIL When the Beatles broke up in 1970, none of them had yet turned 30 years old.
lmnB TIL that Dominos claimed its delivery sales during the televised police chase of Oj Simpson were as high as they were on Super Bowl Sunday.
9ynG TIL small wild primates existed in North America during the time of prehistoric man. The Sioux called them Ekgmowechashala, which meant, ‘little cat man,’ due to their appearance.