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TIL Elvis once left in the middle of a recording session to fly over to Denver to sing in a funeral for a police officer that was killed on duty

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Brw5L TIL That the Apollo Missions (11 to 16), astronauts had trouble getting life insurance as no one would insure someone being in the high risk environment of Space, so they autographed some postal covers before they left Earth. On the chance they didn't come back, those items would be sold for money.
AeK4 TIL Charlie Chaplain was slandered, investigated, and banned from the USA in 1952 by the FBI for openly criticising War and Xenophobia. It would be 20 years before he was allowed to return.
moDo TIL that in 1805 Thomas Jefferson hosted an Iftar at the White House. An Iftar is the fast-breaking meal eaten at sunset during Ramadan.
pRgQ TIL - Canada mints coins for 60+ foreign countries
v1Od7 TIL that the EU suppressed a 300-Page study that found piracy doesn’t harm sales after spending 360,00 euro to have the study done.