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TIL that in 2012, The Doors' song "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" was played on planet Mars each morning during the NASA Mars Curiosity mission.

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BgLEK TIL That the laboratory sets for Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" were made up of pieces from the set of the original "Frankenstein". Brooks was able to contact Ken Strickfaden who built many of the original sets and still had parts of them in his possession and agreed to lend them to the movie.
lMMV TIL that ‘the anchoring effect’ is the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered (the “anchor”) when making decisions
V1vZ TIL That if the original Copyright Act of 1790 was still in effect, Everything made before 1989 would be public domain.
aj8b TIL French fashion designer, Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (1883 –1971), along with being anti-semitic, homophobic, and addicted to morphine, was a spy for the Third Reich.
l798a TIL in Siwa, Egypt, locals use scorching desert sand for medicinal benefits. Buried up to their necks to alleviate ailments like rheumatism and infertility, bathers endure this therapy for 15 minutes, followed by relaxation in a sauna tent.