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TIL: Initially, The Beatles included Ghandi on the cover of Sgt Peppers, but an EMI exec airbrushed him out behind a palm leaf - likely to sell more records in India

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YLrx TIL 85% of all people will only read a headline (or title to a link) without clicking on the story to see if its accurate.
OMd7 TIL that the former Soviet Union has its own internet domain .su and access to google.su requires a login and password
neyxP TIL the 'metallic' smell you can when handling coins etc is actually from the oils on your skin being catalysed by the metal
lRYa TIL: In 2006, a teacher stopped a school shooter by hugging the shooter. The shooter dropped the gun, and the teacher held him firmly against her until other teachers arrived to help.
AD7px TIL of one of the very few people to ever survive from a sunken submarine. His story was never believed until after his death.