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TIL all the original members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers are baby boomers

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gMWpD TIL that Florida is a flatter state than Kansas.
VMMQ8 TIL of Sarah Jones, a camera assistant who was struck and killed by a train while working on the film Midnight Rider. Director Randal Miller was charged with criminal trespass and involuntary manslaughter and became the first director to go to jail as a result of a death on set.
DorY TIL Lockheed was originally “Loughead” but changed later to prevent mispronunciation
jQRp TIL in the 1994 Caribbean Cup, due to an unusual variant of the golden goal rule where a goal in extra time was worth double points, Barbadoes scored an own goal deliberately as it was the only way for them to progress to the finals.
VMZl8 TIL Helena, Montana had a city park with a Confederate Memorial Fountain built by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was removed in 2017 after the events in Charlottesville, Virginia and was replaced by the Equity Fountain.