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TIL that James Brown started out as a Little Richard impersonator. Because nobody knew exactly what Little Richard looked like, a manager asked Brown to fill in at a show when Richard couldn't make it. Brown's performance was so energetic and captivating that the audience chanted "We want Richard!"

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e07vg TIL early Antarctic explorers used a novel treatment for snow blindness- cocaine.
ep7yg TIL Apollo 11 astronauts had to sleep on the cold lunar module floor but astronauts from Apollo 12 on were provided with adjustable hammocks which helped reduce the cooling effects of contact with the cabin floor
LZMV TIL a US army major was discharged for asking if nuclear launch could legally be ordered by an insane president. Legal scholars have since concluded that it can.
7VXp TIL Karla Homolka tortured and raped three children with her husband, and likely killed them, but was only convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years… Despite there being videos of her committing the rape and torture. She was released in 2005 and now has three children.
m4Do TIL Beethoven actually intended many of his most famous pieces (including the 5th Symphony) to be played much faster than they are generally always played. So fast, in fact, that many professional orchestras are unable to successfully play them.