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TIL The Beatles helped end racially segregated concerts by refusing to play at segregated events.

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ADlw4 TIL that during a prohibition new years eve party --Just after midnight on January 1, 1923, federal agents burst into the Chase Hotel’s posh Palm Room for a whiskey raid. Furious party-goers began pummeling the officers --All the while the orchestra kept playing in an effort to drown out the noise.
wLjE8 TIL that most stars exist in binary or triple star systems. It is hypothesized that up to 85% of stars are gravitationally bound to another star in a multiple star system. Therefore, solitary stars (such as the Sun) are actually not the norm in the universe, but in fact are a rarity.
xVdLw TIL traditional Japanese wrapping cloths are increasing in popularity as an environmentally-friendly alternative to wrapping paper
b9mY7 TIL in 2013, Australian blogger Belle Gibson claimed to have beaten brain cancer using 'natural remedies' — selling a cookbook to cancer patients with all her 'secrets'. It was later revealed she never even had cancer, and was fined $410,000 by the Australian government for her deceptive practices.
W1bL TIL a man once saved a baby from a dumpster only to discover he was the father