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TIL A section of Dallas settled by former slaves was pronounced “Ellum” instead of Elm Street by residents and the name stuck. In the 1920s Deep Ellum started to become a destination for jazz and the blues and has over 30 live music venues today in the space of only a few miles

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8VeV TIL that the movie “Psycho” is the first American film to show a toilet on screen. It’s also the first American film in which we hear a toilet being flushed.
5YDdr TIL in 2013 the city of Karlskoga made their policies gender neutral and switched their snow removal to clearing pedestrian paths first as women use these more. There was no cost to make this change and they saw a reduction in injuries and lost productivity due to injuries in slippery conditions.
b6BVp TIL that the surfing events of Paris 2024 Olympics will be host in Tahiti (French Polynesia), which is 15,716 km from Paris
5VrjP TIL the song Harper Valley PTA (1968) became a movie (1978) and a TV show (1981). Has this happened before or since with a single song?
JGMV TIL when an American soldier looses his penis as a result of wounds sustained in combat, there are no disability payments, or mental health services after the wound is initially treated.