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TIL of the President's (Bush 43) 100 Degree Club. Run a 5K or Bike 10mi at his Crawford Ranch once the thermometer hits triple digits, and you get a custom Under Armour shirt as well as a picture with the President.

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OGep1 TIL that before the United States Supreme Court held its Inaugural Session at the Royal Exchange Marketplace in New York City, city officials moved the market's butchers and placed chains across the street so as to spare the court of the sounds of the busy marketplace.
NXG4N Til that in response to Buffy Sainte-Marie's anti-war song "The Universal Soldier", Jan Berry of Jan and Dean released "The Universal Coward", his critique of anti-war protestors. Dean Torrence objected to the song and refused to sing on it.
dDEK TIL that when Space Invaders was released in Japanese arcades in 1978, it caused a nationwide shortage of 100 Yen coins.
DQ1nJ TIL Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" is a cover originally released in 1929 by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy. The time between both recordings was 42 years, but it has been 51 years since the 1971 release of Zeppelin's version.
9m5Q TIL that only 12 species of plants provide ¾ of the world’s food.