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TIL during the lead-up to the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, tearing it down and replacing it with a fiberglass replica was considered.

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E18rd TIL that although Dr. Dre is credited as writing "Still D.R.E.", it was actually ghostwritten entirely by Jay-Z
mx9WM TIL in 2007, São Paulo introduced the Clean City Law. The result was a near-total ban of billboards, digital signs, ostentatious business signs, and advertising on buses and taxis. It turns out that some massive billboards where hiding whole favelas that few knew existed.
Vvop TIL Roy Orbison wore sunglasses when performing simply because he had left his eyeglasses on an airplane. This forced him to to wear his prescription sunglasses on stage, and he found he preferred it.
WkQoN TIL Paul Simon sent David Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of The Sound of Silence
b9JZ0 TIL that after President Kennedy was shot Jackie Kennedy wore her blood-soaked, pink dress to both the hospital and the swearing in of President Johnson. The unlaundered suit was donated to the National Archives and Records Administration and will not be placed on public display until 2103.