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TIL that that in 1982, during the 80's Satanic Panic, Rep. Robert Dornan introduced a bill that would forbid backward messages on music albums. It failed to pass.

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78ABZ TIL in 1993 a fan at a Chicago Bulls game won a shot to make a basket from half court for $1million and made it. The insurance company disqualified him because he played bball in college but the team paid him themselves and years later he met Michael Jordan who told him "we made them give it to you"
l77VN TIL that there is a power station in Greenwich which formerly powered London's trams and is now the central emergency power supply for London Underground, in case of loss of power from the National Grid
a897y TIL "Hiérarchie du cocuage" is a short text by Charles Fourier, first published posthumously in the "Manuscripts of Fourier" and then in 1924 in a separate volume. It is a classification of the 79 different kinds of cuckolds.
nrYo TIL that there are Wizard of Oz inspired shoes that actually guide you home when you click your heels together using a GPS system.
gMEKy TIL of Cher Ami, a World War I homing pigeon who saved the lives of 194 soldiers by delivering a plea for help despite being shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, and having a leg hanging only by a tendon. She was awarded the Croix de Guerre Medal and a small wooden leg for her service.