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TIL Former newspaper editor of The Sun, Kelvin Mackenzie, published a story alleging Elton John had the voiceboxes of his own guard dogs removed. He was proven wrong when a reporter went round to check and the dogs barked at him.

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yQ17J TIL Actor John Wayne attended USC in the 1920s, and played on the football team. He got injured surfing and could no longer play football, losing his athletic scholarship. Without funds he had to drop out of school. Wayne went to work at the studios, beginning with a summer gig in a prop department.
yV5VJ TIL that the CIA hired a magician named John Mulholland in the 1950s to write a "magic book" for spies. The manual explained how spies could use skills like sleight of hand to poison an enemy's drink, or to steal documents. Mulholland was also employed by the CIA to explore paranormal activities.
GLp4 TIL rape is the leading cause of PTSD in female veterans. With the majority of rapes being perpetrated by fellow soldiers.
oBQMY TIL about Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh American man who owned a Chevron gas station in Mesa, Arizona. On September 15th, 2001 he was killed by a Boeing employee as an act of "retaliation" for the WTC attacks. He is listed in the Arizona state memorial as a victim of 9/11
MeoZb TIL Although widely taught in schools, Tongue Map or Taste Map has been scientifically disproven by later research; all taste sensations come from all regions of the tongue, although different parts are more sensitive to certain tastes.