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Today I learned that the Beatles included occultist Aleister Crowley among the celebrities on their Sgt Pepper album cover

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oRVZK TIL that at least 4 billion people across the globe wear glasses, and 75% of adults worldwide rely on some sight correction product.
6ElPW TIL a "lost" Rodin sculpture worth millions was in plain sight in a New Jersey local council chamber.
NXAP1 TIL the boom in mathematics during the 17th and 18th centuries in the Western world is correlated with the development of artillery and the increasing need for military professionals, especially artillerists, to be skilled in mathematics
rRBWe TIL that english premier league clubs spent a total 30B pounds on wages in just 26 years, footballers have been making insane amount of money in wages.
R5d18 TIL about Arrow Air Flight 1285, a charter aircraft that crashed on takeoff in Gander, Canada. Killing 248 (+8 crew) US Army soldiers returning from a peacekeeping deployment. Prob Cause: thin ice/extra weight leading to stall.