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TIL of the "Green Book" which helped Black Americans know which restaurants, hotels and gas stations would serve them and/or do them no harm between the 1930s-1960s

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NYbQ TIL that it’s impossible to obtain an original theatrical version of Star Wars. Every obtainable release has been altered in some way. Even some of the later theatrical releases in 1977 had changes made to them.
X0Zb8 TIL: Spent nuclear fuel has hope of being recycled in the United States again
9MKD TIL the 1976 Olympics were a financial disaster for Montreal, as the city faced debts for 30 years after the Games had finished. It was only in December 2006 that the Olympic Stadium’s costs were finally paid in full.
j6JjQ TIL American photographer Edward Kim travelled to North Korea for 28 days in 1973, becoming the first Western journalist to cover the country. His pitch was forwarded to Kim Il Sung and access was granted on the condition that he came alone
ADgyn TIL that in 2011, a 134-hour documentary showing a cruise ship on its voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes was transmitted live and non-stop on Norwegian television. Approximately half the population of Norway tuned in to watch.