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TIL today is the 70th anniversary of the discovery of LSD

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Me7eW TIL that Abraham Lincoln (yes, THE Abraham Lincoln, the president of the USA) was a wrestler in his youth and that he invented the chokeslam (the chokeslam is not mentioned in the article).
X0e5D TIL about 19, an electro dance pop anti-war song about American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was a number one hit in many countries in the mid-1980s. However in the US, it was only a moderate hit due to radio stations refusing to air the song.
o8bL TIL white people have their own history of slavery by the Ottoman empire up until the 19th century.
mXLY TIL there is a clock being built inside of a mountain that is designed to tick for 10,000 years, and play a unique melody that never repeats itself.
loYYa TIL of Terry Marsh, who legally changed his name to "None Of The Above X" and ran for parliament. He is also a professional chessboxer.