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TIL that the lyrics to Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ were meant to be taken literally and it is about a Mars bound astronaut leaving his family to do his job.

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m0mR TIL The Chilling Effect - If a society knows that they are constantly being monitored, it effects imagination and innovation and eventually the society reaches a point of stagnation
XE6PQ TIL that alone among Nazi-occupied nations, Albania's Jewish population actually increased during the Holocaust. The mostly Muslim population sheltered Jews from around Europe, and only five Jews were killed in Albania during the two years of Nazi rule
EjXp TIL Porn actress Asia Carrera is a member of Mensa with an IQ of 156. An atheist, Carerra wore a colander for her driver’s license photograph. State law normally prohibits hats in such photos but she used an exception for religious headwear (the religion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster).
mB4o TIL that Hawaii became the first state in the nation to ban plastic bags in all counties.
1gD8 TIL that the hoax, Dutch reality show De Grote Donorshow, where patients competed for a dying woman’s kidney, was created with the intention of raising awareness about the lack of organ donors. Six weeks after the show aired 12,000 new donors had signed up.