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TIL Clark Gable nearly boycotted the Atlanta premiere of Gone with the Wind because his African-American co-star Hattie McDaniel was not allowed to attend

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dV1Q TIL there is a conspiracy theory that Andrew WK is actually fabricated piece of performance art, concocted by a secret organization and is actually “performed” by multiple people.
0wJZA TIL that in May 1620, southern Germany experienced arctic temperatures and so 900 men and women were accused and executed for witchcraft as scapegoats for the change in temperatures.
dDrD8 TIL an explosion at a gas station, along with a car catching on fire, started after a woman went to grab a fuel pump that was fueling her car. Because of incidents like this, it is recommended that people ground static electricity buildup by touching another metal object before pumping fuel.
AD8ya TIL The 1970 Kent State Shootings directly led to the formation of the band DEVO, when co-founder Gerald Casale's friend Jeffery Miller was killed and a "devolution" joke between friends became serious.
yV5L8 TIL according to the National Adult Literacy Survey, 70% of all incarcerated adults cannot read at a 4th grade level, “meaning they lack the reading skills to navigate many everyday tasks or hold down anything but lower (paying) jobs.”