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TIL James Pike the Bishop of California from 1958-1966 was an early proponent of the ordination of women, racial desegregation, and the acceptance of LGBT people within mainline churches.

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M7DMB TIL 90s dance club anthem 'Insomnia' by Faithless was inspired after Maxi Jazz had dental surgery and was up all night with pain. He wrote the lyrics in 20 minutes and laid down the vocal track in 25 minutes. The song is unique in that the main keyboard riff does not appear until nearly the end.
GoQN TIL Harvard Law School listed a white professor who was 1/32nd cherokee as a minority professor in response to criticisms about a lack of faculty diversity
d8kPE TIL that Nichele Nichols recorded a disco version of the Star Trek original theme song. Oh my!
Mewp7 TIL there was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rock band that toured as a stage show with an album of original songs and performers in animatronic heads, brought to you by Pizza Hut. The "band" appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show along with April O'neill to promote the 'Coming Out of Their Shells' tour
v9L TIL Rolex is a lot of hype and became expensive during the 80’s with ‘yuppies’ buying them up. They also are not handmade and are mass produced.