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TIL Orval Faubus's sister, Bonnie, openly opposed him over attempting to block the integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957

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L7eV TIL of Robert Johnson, a blues musician who played on street corners and died at 27 with little success. 23 years later, in 1961, his LP was reissued and became a huge influence on rock ‘n roll, including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, who called him “the most important blues singer that ever lived.”
7AbZ TIL that there is a society in India where men are the weaker sex and desire equality. The youngest daughter inherits, children take their mother’s surname, and once married, men live in their mother-in-law’s home.
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