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TIL the organ seen in the ballroom on the original Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland is actual organ played by Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

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gMgb8 TIL that George Clooney was instrumental in developing the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), which monitors African conflict regions and provides early warning for potential atrocities.
XEQB6 TIL the International Sweethearts of Rhythm was an all-female, multiracial band that toured in the Jim Crow South in the 1930s and ’40s, breaking both gender and racial barriers, with white bandmates wearing blackface to avoid charges of race-mixing.
6EOl TIL bread tie colors have a specific meaning
WkmoY TIL the Federal Aviation Administration banned “advertising in outer space that is capable of being recognized by a human being on the surface of the Earth without the aid of a telescope or other technological device."
KOb14 TIL about the Native American version of a Trojan Horse. In 1763 Native Americans played a early version of Lacrosse outside a British fortress during the Pontiac's Rebellion. They hit the ball through the open gate and both teams chased after the ball. Once inside they killed the soldiers.