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TIL the bassist of 1970’s rock band Iron Butterfly developed missile guidance systems and software based digital video compression, was rumored to have disappeared in time travel attempt.

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Q66p TIL that the Osage Indians were once the richest per capita people in the world due to oil reserves on their land. Congress then passed a law requiring court appointed “guardians” to manage their wealth. Over 60 Osage were murdered from 1921-1925, their land rights passed to the guardian.
0vmj TIL that the woman responsible for turning The History Channel into yet another reality TV station was promoted to CEO of all of A&E Television Networks (History, A&E, BIO, H2, Military, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network)
a8rxM TIL that actor Mark Lindsay Chapman, lost the part of John Lennon in a 1985 biopic because Yoko Ono thought him having the same name as Lennon's killer was "bad karma". Linsday would eventually play Lennon in the 2007 movie Chapter 27... a movie that mostly focused on his killer, Mark David Chapman
d8JbE TIL Lady Jane Grey was the unofficial Queen of England for 9 days after Edward VI nominated her before his death since he didn’t want his Catholic sister, Mary I, to take the throne. She was beheaded by Mary I for treason
wL4xP TIL while many depictions of a heart attack include collapsing or loss of consciousness, these actually aren't common symptoms of it in real life. This causes frequent misunderstanding of the issue and improper care for heart attack sufferers.