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TIL - in 1968, Billy Joel looped some random cables around his shoulder, put on a fake Bristish accent, and pretended to be Jimi Hendrix’s roadie to sneak into a concert. He wound up being convincing enough to actually be put to work as a stagehand during the show.

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pm8A TIL that in the United States, Asians earn the highest average salary by race.
R091 TIL that during the Vietnam war, canine units were successful used to track down snipers. The trained dogs could determine the direction of the sound of the bullet, and would lie down with its head pointed at the origin of the gunshot.
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