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LkNDV TIL The Beatles ended stadium segregation in the Deep South by refusing to perform in Gator Bowl stadium (Jacksonville, Florida). The City relented and because of that defiance, many black concert-goers were publicly among white people for the very first time.
bxG7 TIL that in a span of 40 years Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons were sold by Warner Bros. to Associated Artists Productions, which was sold to United Artists, which was sold to MGM, which was sold to Turner Broadcasting, which was sold to …Time Warner, bringing the cartoons full circle.
DQVBP TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the sound of the snakes was a combination of someone running their fingers through a warm cheese casserole and a skateboard on wet sponges.
VBArG TIL that the first video ever uploaded to YouTube was titled "Me at the zoo" and featured one of the site's co-founders, Jawed Karim, standing in front of elephants at the San Diego Zoo.
yQxew TIL that US purchased Alaska for 2 cents per acre