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TIL Olympics Used To Award Medals For Art

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Aymg TIL that Vermont requires by law that all restaurants serving apple pie must serve it with cold milk, cheddar cheese or vanilla ice cream.
Br9yk TIL about Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion of Earth, but first they have fight each other in a boxing match.
eYO6 TIL Jimi Hendrix was once invited to play with Cream alongside Eric Clapton. In the middle of the show, Clapton walked off stage. He was found in the back shaking angrily and smoking a cigarette. When asked what was wrong, he simply replied, “You never told me he was that fucking good.”
KYD9Q TIL the Elton John/Bernie Taupin song "Levon" (1971) was named for Levon Helm of The Band, even though the song wasn't about him per se. The Band was Elton's and Bernie's favorite group.
P1JAn TIL that Casu Marzu is a traditional Sardinian cheese made from sheep’s milk that contains live maggots, which play a crucial role in its fermentation process.