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TIL a young Elvis Presley was once told “Stick to driving a truck, because you’ll never make it as a singer.”

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9je7 TIL that you check out people instead of books At the Human Library. Instead of checking out a book, you “borrow” a person who has stories to tell gathered from a unique life experience for half an hour.
Oo61a TIL in 1957 a governor used the national guard to block black students entering a desegregated school. Elizabeth Eckford mistakenly arrived on her own and was hounded by an angry mob. The 101st airborne was summoned by the president who protected her and 8 other black students while at school.
LQj0m TIL that the ancient Greeks used a primitive form of computer called the Antikythera mechanism, dating back to around 100 BC, to predict astronomical events and eclipses.
xdMg TIL that in 2006, the makers of Listerine sued the makers of Crest for saying that four out of five dentists recommended Crest mouthwash. They claimed that the 269 dentists surveyed were each paid $75 for participating.
gMYlL TIL that the GDP of London alone is more than twice that of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined.