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TIL That Sheb Wooley is not only credited with providing the Wilhem Scream, but that he also sang the popular song "The Purple People Eater"

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GLKg TIL that in the 1960s, Nichelle Nichols, the black actress that played Uhura in Star Trek, wanted to quit the show. MLK himself talked her out of quitting the role because he believed presenting a black woman working alongside white men would help further the goal of racial equality.
NXxXN TIL that McMurdo Station, the largest research community in Antarctica, is on an actively volcanic island
9YDmB TIL that in 2013 the Taliban denounced The Daily Beast for false reporting and violation of the basic rules of journalism because of an article that said they were seeking peace in Afghanistan.
R5ekl TIL that Louisiana is the only state whose private legal system is based on civil law, rather than the traditional American common law.
neakd TIL A unique genetic mutation and a well-wired brain has helped an artist named Concetta Antico to see 100 Times More Colors Than The Average Person