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TIL that after selling KFC, Colonel Sanders started a new restaurant in his wife's name using the same recipe's, was sued by KFC's parent company, and actually settled out of court decisively in the Colonel's favor.

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KOwjG TIL actor Sean Astin of Goonies and Lord of the Rings fame is the son of actress Patty Duke
EQV TIL Meteorites that fell to Earth during a meteor shower in July of 2011 have been confirmed to be from Mars
rb8W TIL that on April 18 1930 the BBC reported that there was no news. They then played out with piano music
mx7ex TIL that psychedelic therapy using substances like LSD and the active compounds in magic mushrooms and peyote cactus has flourished after decades of prohibition and has helped people with such mental disorders as obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, alcoholism, depression, and cluster headaches.
G744 TIL that over the last three millenia, Tibetans have evolved, allowing them to withstand high altitudes with more success than their ancestors