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TIL Ghandi covered the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a news reporter.

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X0Plr TIL after Gram Parsons, the primary singer songwriter for the Country Rock band, The Flying Burrito Brothers, died, his body stolen by his manager and his assistant. It was then burned at Joshua Tree. They only paid fines, and the money used to pay the fines was raised with a benefit concert.
keP1 TIL: Thomas Jefferson introduced macaroni and cheese to the US
9wPy7 TIL that most, if not all, uncontacted groups live in voluntary isolation - they are aware of the rest of the world, but choose to not have any contact. This is likely due to fear of diseases novel to them and violent clashes with traffickers and loggers.
0w75R TIL Adam Sandler's film "Jack and Jill" is considered one of the worst movies ever made.
lg6V TIL Smoke Detectors mostly chirp in the dead of night because the chemical reaction in batteries slows down when the air get’s colder thus tripping the detectors low battery detector.