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[TIL] Of Nicholas Berkeley Mason, the drummer for and only Pink Floyd member to have been featured on all of their studio albums, and also the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965.

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Yp75d TIL Although the Person of the Year title is about biggest influence "for better or for worse", Time has shied away from naming controversial figures for commercial reasons since the public backlash after naming Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. This is why in 2001 Osama bin Laden was not named.
nWv4r TIL In 1967, Paul McCartney forgot his passport when travelling to France to shoot a music video. He told the agents, ‘You know who I am so why do you need to see a photograph of me in a passport?’ And was let through.
QJg9E TIL Necco Wafers are America’s oldest candy and has been made in New England since 1847. They were originally called “hub wafers” and were carried by Union soldiers during the Civil War
yVNjM TIL: Serial Killer Albert Fish, an extreme masochist, enjoyed lighting his anus on fire and filling it with needles. When he was arrested he had more than 29 needles permanently lodged in his pelvic area.
8aNQV TIL the world's first microprocessor was built in 1968 for the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet (featured in the cinema classic "Top Gun"), and was kept classified until 1998