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TIL Brian wilson of the Beach Boys wrote the song “Good Vibrations” on LSD and considered it the “summation of his musical vision”

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klG7 TIL that during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, US forces built a military base on ancient ruins of the city of Babylon, causing substantial, irreparable damage, which included levelling areas for helipads
VM5N8 TIL There are two Harrison Ford stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - one of them is for the 1920’s silent movie actor and theatre performer. Both are not related in any way
m1M9R TIL Hurricane Katrina caused power outages for 4,500 people in Buffalo, NY.
kKl5 TIL the US gov has held a stockpile of 1 billion cubic meters of helium since 1925. This is due to post WW1 fear that we may run out of helium in case of blimp warfare.
Ren9 TIL : Martin Luther King Jr. spent his wedding night in a funeral home, since there were no honeymoon suites for African-Americans.