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TIL the first Grand Wizard of the KKK later changed his mind and argued in defense of racial equality

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bdQ TIL Nirvana disliked the original video for Smells Like Teen Spirit so much, Kurt flew to L.A. and reedited it to the version we know today. Here’s the original version.
W79LN TIL The US doesn’t have an official language.
dDDeB TIL the oldest operational commercial passenger plane is in the fleet of Canadian Operator Nolinor Aviation and is circa 48 years old
KRw4 TIL a US nuclear submarine that sank in deep water in 1968 is still resting at the bottom of the sea at a known location. Its nuclear reactor and nuclear weapons have never been recovered.
X0BMX TIL that, after the retirement of Pelé in 1977, much of the progress that American soccer had made during his stay was lost. There was no star player at the same level to replace him, so attendances dropped after 1980. The entire North American Soccer League folded at the end of 1984