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TIL Scientists have developed tactile hologram technology that can be felt and interacted

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1aBN4 TIL In 1969, Samuel L Jackson was expelled from Morehouse for holding the board of trustees hostage, including MLK Sr., demanding reform in the school's curriculum and governance. His mother, afraid of him becoming a person of interest for the FBI, sent him to LA where he began acting.
GAndJ TIL the hottest day on record in September was recorded today in California‘s Death Valley at 127 degrees Fahrenheit (52.8 degrees Celsius)
X0VBE TIL That Uncle Fester from the Addams' family was not originally Gomez's Brother. In the 1960's television series, he was Moritcia's uncle, who was the twin brother of her mother, Hester. Grandmama Addams was also the mother of Gomez even though she has recently been portrayed as Morticia's mother.
e07eD TIL Remarkably, frogs actually use their eyes to help them swallow food. When the frog blinks, its eyeballs are pushed downwards creating a bulge in the roof of its mouth. This bulge squeezes the food inside the frog's mouth down the back of its throat.
BgQ5k TIL that by 1965, boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson became broke, having spent all of the $4 million he made during his career. When honored with a huge trophy after his final fight, he was so poor that there was not a piece of furniture in his apartment that was strong enough to support it.