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TIL Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' reentered Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart in 2018 on the strength of a tweet featuring the song playing over a video of the Alcorn State University dance line

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J1rbv TIL Jefferson Davis attempted to patent a steam-operated propeller invented by his slave, Ben Montgomery. Davis was denied because he was not the "true inventor." As President of the Confederacy, Davis signed a law that permitted the owner to apply to patent the invention of a slave.
epEY5 TIL that Hawai'is state motto was spoken from a King
W79KB TIL in 1981, Neil Armstrong denied MTV’s request to use his likeness and “One small step” quote as part of its Moonman station identification opening sequence. The part was modified with background music and a series of beeps.
YPbx TIL the boy scouts, who don’t allow gay leaders and only recently have allowed gay scouts, was founded by a gay combat veteran.
jNABR TIL that in 1981, Disneyland was sued by the family of a nine-year-old girl, claiming that a performer in a Winnie the Pooh suit had hit her in the face, causing brain damage. The performer defended himself in court by wearing the costume and demonstrating that he was unable to hit anyone.