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TIL that when Civil Rights Activist, Medgar Evers, was assassinated right outside his home in Jackson Mississippi. The hospital he was brought to "initially refused entry because of his race."

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wojBE TIL On The Cure's first big tour Robert Smith pulled double duty after the guitarist for headliner Siouxsie and the Banshees quit. Smith opened as lead singer and guitarist with The Cure and then played lead guitar for the Banshees. He said the experience heavily influenced The Cure's future sound.
R7XJ9 TIL Billy Crystal and Robin Williams had an impromptu cameo on Friends. Crystal and Williams wandered in from a nearby set and improvised the opening scene for "The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion".
PYMaJ TIL how the UK military recruiter mistook "cryptogamist" (algae expert) for "cryptogramist" and sent Geoffrey Tandy to join the code breakers; he wasn't so useful until captured German papers arrived water-logged; with his expertise they salvaged them, cracked the code, and hastened the victory.
16Zx8 TIL that the reason pen caps have holes is so you can't choke on them.
b99M7 Scientists have found an underlying reason why it's dangerous to drive when you're sleepy. Brain recordings show cells involved in perception fire more slowly in somebody who has been up all night.