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TIL in 1970 Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi for having a racially integrated cast

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wN78 TIL in 1957 Elvis asked his audience at a Seattle concert to please rise for the national anthem. He picked up his guitar, leaned in, shook his hips and began his biggest hit “You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog.” The crowd went wild. A 15-year old Jimmy Hendrix was there.
p80k8 TIL a Revolutionary-era wooden ship was found on the site of the World Trade Center during excavations after 9/11
ndV7 TIL that there are contact lenses worn during sleep that reshape your cornea. When you wake up, your vision is as good as it would be if you were wearing glasses or contacts during the day. They’re also used to treat myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
mWaE TIL that the tendency for small wettable floating objects to attract one another is called the “Cheerios Effect”
5awr TIL that one of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s first acting roles was playing an alien gladiator champion in an episode of ‘Star Trek: Voyager’