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TIL John Lennon said The B-52's were his favorite band, and their hit single "Rock Lobster" directly inspired his 1980 album "Double Fantasy"

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kOaj5 TIL that the 'super-banana,' a genetically modified fruit from Australia that contains increased levels of vitamin A, could help prevent thousands of Ugandan children from going blind and dying from Vitamin A deficiencies
jopN TIL during the filming of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee was a guest on set and Gregory Peck noticed her crying after the first scene was shot. She explained that he looked just like her late father, right down to his pot belly. He replied, “That’s not a pot belly, Harper, that’s great acting.”
yQ6Jw TIL of the Pamir, the last commercial sailing ship, operated until 1957
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