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TIL Stop signs used to be BLACK ON YELLOW

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4DgX TIL John Wick was directed by Keanu Reeves’ stunt double in The Matrix trilogy. He also did work on Spider-Man 2, V for Vendetta, Rambo, Spy Kids, and many others. John Wick was also his directorial debut.
6jLW TIL the 1977 NYC Blackout was partially responsible for the birth of Hip-Hop, as it provided cover for mass looting of DJ equipment in the Bronx.
Vom8 TIL that an isolated cave in a Romanian rubbish dump led to the discovery of the first non-photosynthetic ecosystem
1abBD TIL that a man faked being an internationally renowned heavy metal artist and tricked clubs all over the world into booking his shows
m1Zro TIL, of the 3,000 slaves freed by the British in exchange for fighting during the American War for Independence (called the Black Loyalists), after relocating to Nova Scotia for a time, 1,200 ended up going to Africa in 1792 to become part of the new settlement of Sierra Leone