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TIL that Jim Crow wasn't a real person, but a caricature of a black stereotype played by a white man in blackface named T.D. Rice in the mid 1800s.

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5Kk TIL that 27% of American adults didn’t read a book in 2006, and 43% didn’t read a book in 2002. “Those who said they never attend religious services read nearly twice as many as those who attend frequently.”
XEZYr TIL about Thurl Ravenscroft, the man who voiced Tony the Tiger in the Frosted Flakes commercials ("They're g-r-r-r-eat!") and was the uncredited singer of the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".
WkgX TIL there is a website that plays rain and thunderstorm ambiance should you so desire it…
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mxOPx TIL that Aretha Franklin required that she would be paid, in cash, prior to any performance, often carrying the money in a bag, on stage during the show.