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TIL Woodie Guthrie said of This Land is Your Land “This song is Copyrighted in U.S… and anybody caught singin it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ourn, cause we don’t give a dern. Publish it. Write it. Sing it. Swing to it. Yodel it. We wrote it, that’s all we wanted to do”

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P1b0G TIL that researchers believe that up to 65% of people with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY chromosomes) are never diagnosed. The condition usually isn't diagnosed until puberty or adulthood because of how mild the symptoms are.
b9N19 TIL of Mamitu Gashe, an Ethiopian woman who suffered from an obstetric fistula as a teen. She remained at the free hospital where it was repaired to help out with chores. Over time her responsibilities grew, until she became one of the leading surgeons in her field without formal medical education.
PYpBL TIL the screaming at Beatles concerts was so loud that no one could hear them play—not even the Beatles themselves. It led them to stop playing live performances entirely, retreat to the studio, and ultimately create albums like Sgt. Pepper with no concern for performing any of the songs live.
xVVjw TIL that Human Beings Almost Vanished from Earth in 70,000 B.C
P1NvJ TIL Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann was the most prolific flying ace ever, shooting down 352 Allied planes during WWII. He had to crash land 16 times due to equipment failure or shrapnel from his own kills, but never once because of enemy fire.