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TIL about Gladys Bentley, a lesbian blues singer who wore men's clothing and added dirty lyrics to songs

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l7NL1 TIL that in 1919 Pacific Improvement Company was looking to attract more people to their coastal developments. 29 year old Samuel Morse pitched the idea of a coastal golf course, and they agreed. Today this course is called Pebble Beach. (Also Samuel’s cousin by the same name invented Morse code. )
w9j7 TIL that in 1996, Taco Bell announced they bought the Liberty bell in an April Fools prank, resulting in panicked reactions across the U.S., including from some senators, and caused the National Parks Service to call a press conference to deny the claim.
Men6K TIL that for people that associate their personality with a brand, that if that brand has negative information come out about it, it hurts the person's self-image as much as if they'd had a personal failure.
4krnN TIL Astrologers do not agree on when the Age of Aquarius will start or even if it has already started
bR99 TIL that runways have to be longer at higher altitudes. The worlds longest runway is 18,045 feet long, located at a tiny airport in Tibet.