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TIL: The day before going on the Ed Sullivan show, George Harrison was sick in bed with a fever of 104 degrees, on the verge of going to the hospital.

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lyR5 TIL There was once a 50 man pub brawl in a British pub over who would get the last bag of dry roasted peanuts
Lk1Wp The "wave of death" - When a driver stops and waves another car through an intersection. This "kindness" can often lead to tragedy.
QnLk TIL More than half of all African-American children live in single-parent homes
N7mjQ TIL In 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust within the Minneapolis Washburn A Mill creating an explosion that killed 18 workers. The ensuing fire killed four people and destroyed five other mills. The explosion made national news and led to reforms in the milling industry.
M7PY8 TIL about Robert Carter III who in 1791 through 1803 set about freeing all 400-500 of his slaves. He then hired them back as workers and then educated them. His family, neighbors and government did everything to stop him including trying to tar and feather him and drove him from his home.