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TIL Alton Brown, Food Network star chef, was the director of photography for R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” video as a film student at University of Georgia

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4Pva TIL that when Arizona voted against creating a state holiday for MLK in 1990, Public Enemy made a protest single “When I Get to Arizona,” that led to the 1993 Super Bowl being relocated, the cancellation of thousands of conventions, and an estimated loss of $350 million in tourism.
yVVDM TIL that Elvis actually was supposed to be born with a twin who died at stillbirth. This then contributed to why his mom was so overprotective of him growing up. Long live the King.
M4RB TIL that one of Bolivia’s oldest silver mines has claimed the lives of an estimated 8 million people in the past 500 years. It is known as the ‘Mountain that eats men" and is still mined with pick and shovel today.
e0NOL TIL that Gerald Ford's presidency caused problems for political cartoonists, as he was considered so nondescript they couldn't work out what to caricature
5A59 TIL that even if you were born in the 80’s, the US Customs and Border Protection still need to know if you had any part to play in the holocaust (have just left the airport after being interrogated)