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TIL less than 24 hours before his iconic performance at Woodstock, Joe Cocker had opened for Led Zeppelin at the Asbury Park Convention Hall.

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VBjrZ TIL that there is a village (pop. 58) in Missouri named Tightwad, said to be named after a local store owner who overcharged his customers. Tightwad Bank was opened to capitalize on the name, and at one point had $20 million in deposits.
yGQJ TIL That when coffee arrived in Europe in the 16th century, the clergy tried to ban it, and they labeled it Satanic. The Pope tasted it, declared it delicious, and suggested that it should be baptized.
MeyZa TIL Beauty and the Beast and Rumpelstiltskin are about 4,000 years old; the oldest fairy tale, The Smith and the Devil, is estimated to be 6,000 years old
Z8eBo TIL The Pollyanna Principle, named after the cheerful character in Eleanor H. Porter's novel, is the tendency for people to remember pleasant history more accurately than unpleasant history. The principle is the basis of nostalgia, remembering past experiences as more rosy than in reality.
o5L8 TIL that in 1998, astronaut John Glenn returned to space at the age of 77, after a gap of 36 years - making him the oldest human being ever in space.