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TIL ancient stone slabs in Japan had the following message: “High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point.”

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6Q88 TIL that Garret Morgan, the son of former slaves with only an elementary school education, invented a belt fastener for sewing machines, the first human hair straightening solution, an early form of the gas mask (used in WWI), and traffic signal technology (which he sold to GE for $40K in 1923).
X01LD TIL Several U.S. states enacted legislation specifically banning Marilyn Manson from performing in state-operated venues.
k4oe TIL a fireman in Thailand dressed up as Spiderman to coax a superhero-loving autistic boy from a window ledge.
MeX10 TIL that George Lucas was one of the camera operators at the Rolling Stones' Altamont concert where a fan was stabbed to death
xVd4B TIL Dennis Wilson was the only member of The Beach Boys who actually surfed. He drowned at age 39.