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TIL Herbert Hoover was the first President to be born west of the Mississippi River.

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OV1a TIL Weird Al Yankovic asked Nirvana for permission to parody “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and their first question was’“Will it be about food?”.He explained that “Smells Like Nirvana” would be about how nobody could understand their singing, they agreed that it sounded funny and granted permission.
69opQ TIL that Phil Collins played at both Live Aid concerts on the same day at Wembley Stadium and JFK
4kN0N TIL that not all teachers keep kids safe at school, boy was mocked by teacher online
Ypk5B TIL that in 2016, Train released an album covering Led Zeppelin II in its entirety. NY Daily News called it "confusing and unnecessary".
OoRKX TIL that Bill Murray once drove a taxi cab so that the cab driver could spend time playing saxophone in the backseat. The cab driver mentioned that he never had time to play his sax since he had to work 14 hours a day. Murray took the driver’s seat so that he could finally play some tunes.