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TIL Kente cloth colors and patterns have specific meanings, and is often used to make silent, but intentional statements.

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m11AM TIL that Bruce Springsteen has only had two #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: Manfred Mann's Earth Band's 1977 cover of his song "Blinded By The Light" and 1985's "We Are The World," which he sang with a large ensemble of famous musicians. His song "Dancing in the Dark" only got to #2.
4Y4o TIL in the 1920s, people feared that crossword puzzles would contribute to illiteracy.
9wWvM TIL Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and a myriad of other recognizable characters, fell into a coma for two weeks after a car accident. After many unsuccessful attempts at waking him, one doctor finally said, “Bugs, can you hear me?”, to which Mel responded, "Yeah, what's up doc?" in character.
4X0jo TIL that every then-living ex-President of the United States - Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan - was offered a guest role in The Simpsons episode Krusty Gets Kancelled. Only Ronald Reagan responded to the offer, politely declining.
mxDXE TIL about hydraulic injection injuries, which often go untreated and lead to necrosis and severe tissue damage