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TIL in 1993 David Letterman cut Bill Hicks final Late Show standup appearance for being too controversial, 4 months before he died. To make amends in 2009 David invited Bill's mother Mary as a guest & broadcast the full routine. David remarked "It says more about me as a guy than it says about Bill"

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1aerX TIL In January 2020, approximately 518 US UFO sightings were reported to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) and 468 to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). Florida had the most, with 51
vbER TIL that NASCAR rose in popularity in 1979 after the first nationally televised race ended with the leaders crashing on the last lap, and then proceeding to fight in the muddied infield grass. With only 3 channels, and much of the the East Coast snowed in, it quickly became nationally known
N7mV6 TIL about the 'greatest music teacher who ever lived': Nadia Boulanger, the first woman to conduct many major US and European orchestras, and whose students include Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Quincy Jones, Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla and many more. She taught mainly from her own home.
rRw1e TIL The Pareto principle states that often roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes, & originated in the observation that 80% of Italy's land was owned by 20% of the population. The richest 20% of the world also get 82.70% of the income.
Yp5Lx TIL The Battle of Adwa in 1896 saw Ethiopia win a decisive victory against Italy, securing Ethiopia's independence for another 40 years. In that period Ethiopia was hailed as the only surviving African state to defeat a European colonial power in open battle