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TIL the John Lennon-commissioned documentary "Did Britain Murder Hanratty" was only publically shown once, in 1970.

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XEZWj TIL of the Berners Street hoax: In 1809, Theodore Hook bet his friend that he could make a random house the most famous house in London within a week. He did so by ordering chimney sweeps, piano deliveries, and priests to the address. The ensuing chaos brought London to a standstill.
xKR5 TIL a guy diagnosed with cancer was told he had 6 months to live. He went back to the doctors 10 years later to tell them that he’s still alive only to find out that the doctors who diagnosed him were all dead. He died 102 years old.
X0D5P TIL the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has an online store where they sell Standards Reference Materials that are used to standardize accurate and compatible measuring across industries. 510g of SRM Peanut Butter costs $1,069.00.
m1abE TIL Leontyne Price was the first African American Opera soprano to receive international acclaim for her performances. (And she's 98 years old!)
8eMYK TIL Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, is an activist group founded by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt and others, shortly after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in March 1979, that advocates against the use of nuclear energy.