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TIL that 3% of all movies in the 1960s featureed quicksand

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JXmk TIL The word “retarded” came into popular use during the 1960’s because it was considered far less offensive and more politically correct than labeling someone a moron, idiot or imbecile.
gZ08 TIL that the area code around Cape Canaveral is 3……….2……….1
VMPj0 TIL on several late 60's recordings, prominent jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman used his 10-year-old son to play drums, though he could have employed high-profile adult jazz drummers. He prized the child's joyful child musical curiosity over a more technically skilled adult
VV50 TIL: The Ottoman Turks unknowingly used the Rosetta Stone as a building slab for a military fort. The French captured the fort, and became fascinated with the stone, which unlocked the lost secrets of Ancient Egypt.
XEMY6 TIL that in order to secure the rights to use Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” in the School of Rock movie, Jack Black shot a video of himself in front of 1,000 screaming fans begging the band to let him use their song.