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TIL Pete Townshend of The Who was caught in a wide ranging pedophilia ring and admitted to paying for a child porn site. He was given a slap on the wrist.

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QJ176 TIL of Jared Ream, card-carrying member of American Coaster Enthusiasts. At 430 lbs, he got rejected from Cedar Point's "Millenium Force", unable to buckle the restraint. The desire to ride Kings Island's new giga-coaster "Orion" motivated him to lose 190 lbs, so he was able to ride coasters again.
Oodee TIL about the Chinese massacre of 1871 when a mob of around 500 White and Hispanic persons entered Old Chinatown in Los Angels and attacked, bullied, robbed, and murdered Chinese residents in cold blood.
6o0Q TIL Chemotherapy drugs to fight cancer were discovered in WW1 where the effects of mustard gas on surviors reduced the amount of rapidly dividing cells like white blood cells. First drug developed based on this research was called Mustine.
oB45Y TIL that there is a Welsh settlement in Argentina, that began as a colony in the 19th century. Today, between 1500 and 5000 Argentines speak Welsh.
D1LNg TIL that Lance Henriksen best known for playing Bishop Weyland in the Alien franchise has only a 1st grade formal education. Joined the US Navy at just 15 years old.