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TIL in 1967, protesters requested a permit to levitate the Pentagon 300 feet in the air, through songs and chants, to exorcise it of its evil and end the Vietnam War. Authorities agreed to only 3 feet.

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ADmYn TIL that Tom Hanks and Mr. Rogers are actually sixth cousins.
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