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TIL that there are still about twenty working phone numbers in America (different zip codes) for "867-5309"

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Ryx1 TIL: Billie Joe Armstrong, of the band Greenday, is the great nephew of Neil Armstrong, of the Moon
GYZBJ TIL, Hitler privately expressed great admiration for Mussolini; however, Mussolini had little regard for Hitler. Mussolini said that the Germans were the descendants of those who were illiterate when Rome had Caesar, Virgil, and Augustus.
Wwdd TIL that abstract artist Ad Reinhardt painted only giant black squares for the last 10 years of his life, hiding within each painting subtle red/blue shapes only perceptible to the patient viewer who’s let his/her eyes adjust to the stark color palette.
jv9j TIL that on this day in 1964, 3 civil rights activists trying to get to get black voters registered to vote in Mississippi were murdered by the KKK. National outrage over their death helped spur support for the Civil Rights Act.
VMNDG TIL the movie title RED stands for Retired, Extremely Dangerous. Learned it while watching Grant Imahara and RPG's during our Mythbusters marathon. ❤❤