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TIL that psychobilly pioneer Hasil Adkins had a tradition of mailing a copy of each single he released to the sitting president of the United States. In 1970 Richard Nixon wrote back, saying “I am very pleased by your thoughtfulness in bringing these particular selections to my attention.”

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696gJ TIL that Marlon Brando's final film appearance, recorded only a few weeks before his death, was as the voice of an old lady named Mrs. Sour in an animated film called Big Bug Man. The film was intended to come out in 2006, but was delayed until 2008 and then never released.
KODew TIL of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian adventurer and scientist, who became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands to prove the Ancients could've accomplished this too.
xVLYg TIL the meaning of the word "Demon" acquired its negative connotations from the Hebrew Bible and consequently the New Testament. Originally from the Greek word δαίμων (daimōn), it denotes a benevolent spirit or divine power.
4k0Vo TIL that Martin Luther was an assiduous anti-Semite and that According to the prevailing opinion among historians, his anti-Jewish rhetoric contributed significantly to the development of antisemitism in Germany
nWpDo TIL that the world’s longest music piece will take 639 years to complete. It's currently being played in a German church and will end in the year 2640