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TIL The Beatles played their first and only show in Florida on this date in 1964 at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. The audience was supposed to have been segregated so The Beatles refused to play until they were assured the crowd would be mixed

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8yn4 TIL Putting socks on before underpants in the morning reduces chance of jock itch, as it is often caused by transfer of athlete’s foot (tinea).
pXe4 TIL a Russian family, fleeing Soviet persecution, lived isolated in the forest for 40 years, and had no idea that WW2 had happened until their discovery in 1978
JYDlB TIL About Jazz Funerals, a New Orleans tradition in which a person is “buried with music” by a brass band and other musicians in a procession to their grave. “Second Liners”- people who dance to the music in all styles, accompany the music players to bury the person with respect.
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nedxd TIL The current owner of the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" flying car is director Peter Jackson. He could would drive cast members of The Hobbit films around in the car while playing the main theme song through a sound system.