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Today I Learned that Keanu Reeves played Neo in The Matrix.

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XERAk TIL:In January 1960, white jazz pianist Dave Brubeck canceled a twenty-five-date tour of colleges and universities across the American South after twenty-two schools had refused to allow his black bassist, Eugene Wright, to perform. He also canceled a tv show where they didn't want to show him.
W5wX TIL In 1952-‘54, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico had snow delivered by plane to the city so that the children who had never seen or played in snow, would be able to do so
yaEp TIL the German government refuses to recognize Scientology as a religion. The organization has officially been labelled an ‘abusive business masquerading as a religion’.
oaPY TIL that as long as they are not expressly prohibited, anyone may camp anywhere on all 17.8 million square acres of public land in the State of Wyoming nearly indefinitely [PDF].
470J TIL Starboard means “steer"board, which is the side of the steering oar on the right side since most people are right-handed. Naturally in that case, the left-side will be where you dock with the "Port”.