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TIL the FBI kept a file on Louis Armstrong for his outspokenness about integration.

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Lkr70 TIL China began efforts to its first manned space flight in 1968 and accomplished the goal in 2003 with Shenzhou 5. The design of Shenzhou resembles the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The Chinese spacecraft is, however, larger than Soyuz and is an all new construction
X7Y8 TIL sex toys are illegal in India, and their sale punishable by 2 years in prison
rRLOx TIL that on 21st May 1927 – Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
WkJKo TIL of Binky the polar bear who lived in Alaska Zoo where he mauled two visitors who jumped over the safety rails on separate occasions. After the maulings Binky merchandise was sold with the slogan “Send another tourist, this one got away” & his cage was upgraded to keep visitors out.
xea7 TIL Have Your Child Read to a Dog: Scientifically, It Will Improve Their Reading Fluency