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TIL: Moon looks reversed from Australia

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Wk5xB TIL Chuck Berry wrote 'Johnny B. Goode' as an autobiographical song about a poor boy who masters the guitar and becomes famous. Berry grew up on Goode Ave. in St. Louis.
5YmrB TIL about a cool dude named Thomas Sankara, the first president of Burkina Faso and AKA Africa's Che Guevara. He had over 10 million trees planted, outlawed genital mutilation, polygamy and forced marriages, and led the first African government to recognize AIDS as a major threat to Africa
8am6L TIL that during the initial theatrical run of E.T. Steven Spielberg earned $500,000 a day from his share of the profits.
ANZDa TIL there was once a project to build a canal across Florida to shorten the route between the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. It was about half completed when President Nixon cancelled it for environmental reasons.
gM6Bb TIL due to drummer Keith Moon's recklessness with money and destructive behavior, The Who's 1975 UK tour only netted them £47.35 (£390 in 2018 money).