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TIL Star Wars composer John William's son is the lead singer for the rock group Toto

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QyRM TIL in 1953, a US Scientist named Frank Olsen was administered LSD without his knowledge as part of the MKULTRA program. A week later, Olsen ended up dead. The CIA claimed Olsen jumped from a hotel window, but later paid the family $750K and a 2nd autopsy revealed he was likely assassinated.
daN8 TIL that Kellogg’s corn flakes were actually created to help control sexual urges
LQbap TIL "doughface" was a term used in the years leading up to the U.S. Civil War to describe Northern politicians who favored Southern positions in political disputes.
G5w4 TIL that Lumber Liquidators illegally imports wood harvested from Siberian Tiger habitat via China.
VBLyZ TIL Because it is so close to the Sun, Mercury is only observable in the early morning just before sunrise, or at dusk. Ancient Greek astronomers once believed Mercury was actually two separate objects