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TIL Mr T., born Lawrence Tureaud, took on his moniker after hearing all his family members called "boy" by strangers. He decided the only way for a black man to earn a title of respect was to make that title part of his name, so Mr. would be the first thing out of everyone's mouth.

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GgxG TIL of Cathy Wayne, an Australian singer who was shot and killed onstage while on a USO tour in Vietnam – by a US soldier
JVM4 TIL “Monty Python And The Holy Grail” was funded entirely by British rock stars, among them Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Elton John
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