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TIL Roger Waters from Pink Floyd wrote 'Comfortably Numb' after getting sick at a show in Philadelphia and receiving a mystery shot from a doctor.

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Kk84 TIL that at least 60 wealthy Osage Indians where murdered in the 1920s for the oil rich land they owned.
Gp0G TIL there’s a park with a statue of John Lennon in La Havana where a security guard is paid to sit next to the statue and put his glasses on and off if requested because they always got stolen / vandalized.
Y7GZr TIL: That at least six people have been killed in the Philippines just for singing the song "My Way" on karaoke. Explanations for these incidents differ from the song being simply frequently sung among the nation's karaoke bars where violence is common or to perceived aggressive lyrics of the song.
71Lr TIL - There is an annual man vs. horse marathon in Wales, and humans have won it twice.
0wnjp TIL About James Arthur Ray, an Oprah-endorsed motivational speaker who was worth $10 million when he killed three people in a sweat lodge. After 20 months in jail he was released and went right back to the same career