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TIL a Lucille Ball statue has to be replaced as it was terrifying local children

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16De8 TIL former US President Jimmy Carter (RIP) campaigned in an Allman Brothers Band t-shirt, studied Bob Dylan lyrics, and listened to Wille Nelson songs while dealing with the Iran Hostage Crisis. President Carter's son even smoked weed on the roof of the White House with Willie.
jxyE TIL Dana Carvey had heart-bypass that was done incorrectly. He was awarded $7.5 million for medical malpractice which he donated entirely to charity.
j67vQ TIL The first techno album, 1983's Enter by Cybotron, used earlier singles that had been financed by Richard “3070” Davis's army disability pay. Davis, who had fought in the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, started Cybotron after meeting Juan Atkins in music class at a Detroit community college.
0GMN TIL that Frank Zappa’s Grammy-winning album “Jazz From Hell” received a parental advisory sticker even though it is a collection of instrumental pieces and contains no lyrics at all
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