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TIL The Doors were banned from the Ed Sullivan show after saying “higher” when performing Light My Fire although agreeing to change it during rehearsal to “better” as it could be referencing drug use.

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wrnY TIL a man spent 67 years of his life stereoblind, unable to experience depth perception. It was only after having to pay for 3D glasses to watch the movie Hugo that his brain suddenly clicked and he was able to experience three dimensional vision.
QNPM6 TIL that Austrian actress Eva von Berne was presumed to be dead for 70+ years because a PR consultant at MGM accidentally reported her death in 1930. 96-year-old von Berne said in 2006: "It was fortunate that the world thought that I died. So I did not have to deal with autograph hunters."
Kmx4 TIL of Valentina Vassilyeva, the Russian peasant who gave birth to 69 children by her husband Feodor. None were born solo, as she gave birth 27 different times - 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets. Feodor later had an additional 18 children with his second wife.
R5eV4 TIL that in 2011 during a primary debate, candidate Rick Perry tried to name three federal departments he wanted to eliminate but forgot the Department of Energy and ended with "Oops." The moment is widely blamed for damaging his campaign. In 2017, he was confirmed Secretary of Energy.
1aYP TIL a feral child abandoned by her parents at the age of 3, was raised by dogs until the age of 8, acquired extremely acute senses of hearing, smell, and sight.