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TIL that the theme song for TV show "Young Sheldon" was written and recorded by none other than Steve (Burns), the original "Blue's Clues" host.

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YpOgZ TIL Kobe Bryant’s parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.
8VGP TIL that a 15 year old hacker hacked into the computers of the Department of Defense & NASA, gaining access to critical ISS code, and later committed suicide because of having ‘no faith in the justice system’
5YP9R TIL “The Princess Bride” director Rob Reiner had the screenplay writer change the last scene from the fairytale characters riding off happily ever after to the grandfather and grandson coming together through the experience of reading the story
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JYrrB TIL about Raven Wilkinson, the first African-American ballet dancer of a major ballet company. In 1957, Raven was once barred from staying with her troupe when an Atlanta hotel owner asked her outright if she was black. Raven quit dancing for a time, only to return to a 27 year career at NYC Opera.