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TIL Members of Phish & Allman Brothers formed a band that still exists called Vida Blue, named after the 1971 Cy Young Winner; He Appeared w/ the band for their Live Album at The Fillmore in SF in 2004.

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W7NGN TIL in 2007 two Americans re-discovered Pure Nacional cacao trees thought to have been completely wiped out by disease in the early 20th century. The ancient Nacional varietal was cultivated more than 5,000 years ago, and is thought to produce the world’s most exquisite (and expensive) chocolate.
GAWjG TIL about Maximilian I, the last Emperor of Mexico. A member of the House of Habsburg, he acceded to the throne led by the misguided belief that a sham referendum conducted in his favor by the French was legitimate. He was executed by republican forces in 1867, only 3 years after his accesion.
jyZR TIL that on this day (Sept 26th) 1960, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon went head to head on TV. More than 60 million Americans tuned in to watch the first-ever televised debate between the two candidates running for the White House.
9YRar TIL the song Over the River and Through the Wood is actually about Thanksgiving, and although we don't usually associate Thanksgiving with snow, at the time it was written, in the early 19th century, New England was going through the Little Ice Age.
wL1nP TIL The search to recover debris from the Challenger disaster in 1986 also resulted in the discovery of 13 shipwrecks, two lost airplanes and 25 kilos of cocaine