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TIL that Prince Kuhio’s Royal Charm And Brawling Skills Earned Him Early Admirers In Congress

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OG5Ag TIL Stanley Kubrick was a chess hustler, spending days down in Washington Square Park earning money against the regulars who haunted it. During the 1950s, Kubrick would often be found in Washington Square, a park in New York City, playing chess from 12 noon until 12 midnight
R7Zr7 TIL: The River Thames is one of the cleanest Rivers in the world that flows through a major city, after being declared biologically dead 50 years ago
yQ06X TIL that the Confederate Flag was popularized in opposition of the Civil Rights movements of the 1950s by the political part Dixiecrats
M7OKB TIL margarine was illegal in Wisconsin until 1967. Before that, Wisconsinites would sometimes smuggle in margarine from the south.
DLnr TIL Elvis Costello was banned from SNL after switching from “Less than Zero” to “Radio, Radio” mid performance. SNL’s producer gave him the finger for the duration of the song.