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TIL: The Irishman who designed the White House (influenced by an Irish building) got a bonus of $500 and a DC city lot

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a8xRL TIL in 2010 that following an uproar after a mixed race student was not allowed to run for 6th grade class reporter, a Mississippi school district scrapped a long standing system of student elections which only allowed students of certain races to run for certain class positions.
rNdP4 TIL in 1920, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers met to try to find a way to measure power in a 3 or more phase electrical system. They did not reach a consensus until 1993.
pJp TIL that the Beatles had to dodge jellybeans thrown at them on stage because fans heard George Harrison liked them
nePZr TIL that the only known albino gorilla was found in Spanish Guinea and was later moved to Barcelona zoo. He was named "Snowflake" and supplied the nickname for Ronald Koeman when he was a Barcelona player.
nenPP TIL in 1973 when Marlon Brando won an Oscar for Best Actor, he boycotted the show and sent a Native American woman named Sacheen Littlefeather instead. She refused the Oscar on his behalf and made a speech about Hollywood’s mistreatment of Native Americans. She was booed.