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TIL the Beatles wouldn’t play for segregated audiences and were the first foreign group to do so.

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6EaYZ TIL up to 88% of parents of deaf children never learn ASL.
Klda TIL that Ben Johnson, former 100m world record holder later found guilty of doping, was unable to outsprint a thief who stole his wallet in Rome
M7QyB TIL of New York Times crossword puzzle for morning of 1996 election is highly regarded as the cleverest crossword puzzle ever published. The answer word at 39 Across can be filled in with either both candidates.
X0E0D TIL who Hattie Alexander was. An early pioneer in DNA research, her groundbreaking work on influenzal meningitis significantly reduced infant death rates and advanced the field of microbiological genetics. In 1964 she was the first woman to be elected president of the American Pediatric Society.
QJgZd TIL because of the large number of MiGs it shot down, the F-4 Phantom II is nicknamed "The World's Leading Distributor of MiG Parts."