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TIL Madonna attended a performance of ‘Hamilton’ in New York, but she was not invited backstage by Lin-Manuel Miranda afterwards because she was texting during the show.

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m1J7P TIL that the controversy over the infamous 1927 Long Count Fight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey between partially stemmed from the fact that a 1912 law had banned the transportation of boxing movies across state lines, meaning few people could see the footage of it.
EgxZd TIL about Super mom cheetah ‘Mamma Sita’ she not only raises more pups to adulthood than any other cheetah, she even adopts them!
eYME TIL Americans spend nearly $400 Million on Halloween pet costumes each year
GAWK1 TIL about Maria Spelterini, who in 1876 became the first (and only) woman to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. She crossed several more times with increasingly difficult handicaps: peach baskets strapped to her feet, blindfolded, and with her wrists and ankles shackled together.
wLll6 TIL the phrase "Houston, we have a problem." is actually a misquote. After the explosion on Apollo 13, Jack Swigert instead reported to ground control, "Uh, Houston, we've had a problem here."