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TIL The Beatles refused to play for segregated audiences in the U.S.

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neNG9 TIL scientists created a Transparent aluminium-like material as shown in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It is a hard, glass-like magnesium aluminate that has visible and IR transmission. Military applications include lightweight bullet proof glass, armor and lasers.
J1Nb1 TIL Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer attempted to erase Gaslight (1940) from existence as to prevent it from competing with their remake of Gaslight when it eventually released in 1944.
MYdb TIL twins separated at birth, one raised by a German Catholic Nazi family and the other by a Jewish family in Trinidad, both as adults flushed the toilet before and after going, enjoyed sneezing in elevators to startle people, dipped buttered toast in coffee, and wore rubber bands on their wrists.
Wk6EX TIL Canadians eat more Mac and Cheese than any other nationality
6Rnl TIL Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers godparent was Sonny Bono. As a child, Kiedis’ father was close friends with Bono and his then-wife, Cher, who babysat Kiedis.