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TIL: The last time the Houston Astro dome hosted the Super Bowl in 2003, was vaunted as the “Greatest Super Bowl of all Time” It’s also when Janet Jackson had her live “nipslip” performing w/Justin Timberlake. A guy frustrated trying to find clip the next day had a decent idea and created YouTube.

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