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TIL that Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson on All In The Family & The Jeffersons, was a big progressive rock fan and recorded an unreleased album with Jon Anderson, the lead singer of Yes.

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BALd TIL a six-second-long drum break from the late sixties has become the most used sample of music to date, as it helped form the basis for both hip hop and drum and bass music.
GAyAg TIL that Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton had three boxing matches. Norton won the first, Ali the second, the third was extremely controversial. Ali received the decision, but 17 out of 21 sportswriters polled believed Norton had won it and even Ali felt he had been handed it.
VMPJG TIL in the early 2000s, the UK and Spain almost came to an agreement to share sovereignty over Gibraltar. It was put to a vote, and 99% of the population of Gibraltar rejected Spain having sovereignty over the rock. Therefore, the place remains a British Overseas Territory.
E1y8o TIL that Elizabeth Blackwell was accepted by mistake by Hobart College (then Geneva Medical College), and she matriculated. Many MD’s refused to work with her, but she persevered and graduated.
09NA TIL that test audiences that viewed the film “Good Night and Good Luck” prior to its release complained that the actor who played Joe McCarthy was too over-the-top, not realizing that the film used archival footage of McCarthy himself.