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TIL President Kennedy's family repurchased the house where he was born in after his assassination. His mother restored the house to her recollection of its 1917 appearance and wanted to restore the home to the hour of his birth. She donated the home to the National Park Service in 1967

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WkAA4 TIL that Babalu, Ricky Ricardo's signature song on I Love Lucy, is a tribute to an Afro-Cuban god, Babalu-Aye, one of the seven main gods of Santeria.
LQ0v9 TIL: NES Super Mario Bros. has Continues. At the Game Over Screen: If You Hold A, Then Press Start, You'll Start at X-1 Of The World You Died At.
JYnMB TIL- Sir Roberrt Watson-Watt, the inventor of the RADAR was caught speeding with a RADAR gun. He reportedly said "My God, if I'd known what they were going to do with it, I'd have never have invented it!'"
VLpG TIL a lack of friends carries a higher risk of death than obesity and is the equivalent health risk of smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
X06yE TIL Earache Records reissued numerous albums in "Full Dynamic Range" editions, restoring the sound of each