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TIL that a stunt helicopter crash on The Twilight Zone Movie (1984) set killed Vic Morrow and two illegally hired child actors.

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xVj0g TIL about Bass Reeves. 1838 – 1910 The first black deputy Marshall west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma territory. During his long career, he was credited with arresting more than 3,000 felons (including his own son). He shot and killed 14 outlaws.
YpXYB TIL In 1970, the agency running the new public television network in Mississippi initially voted to not show Sesame Street on the basis of the show being racially integrated. Public pressure when this was leaked forced them to reverse the decision.
XEvNj TIL the three Apollo 11 astronauts could not get life insurance for their historic space moon shot. To provide for their families in case of catastrophic failure, they autographed commemorative postcards, a friend had them postmarked the day of the launch and distributed to their families.
a8eKZ TIL Coca-Cola sold for 5 cents for over 60 years
QJpmk TIL Soundgarden's album Superunknown (1994) employed 7 different guitar tuning for individual songs including very unorthodox ones.