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TIL Jimi Hendrix was inspired to write "The Wind Cries Mary" as an apology after having a heated argument with his girlfriend, Kathy Mary Etchingham, over her lumpy mashed potatoes.

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OxPL TIL that PayPerView events can cost bars and restaurants thousands of dollars to show them, and PayPerView sends spies out to make sure non-paying establishments aren’t showing them and sues those that are caught.
LQBNP TIL that NASA proposed in 2017 that a "magnetic shield" placed between the Sun & Mars (Mars Lagrange point L1) could protect Mars' Atmosphere from being stripped away by solar wind.
DQJmr TIL the heroines of the first Vietnamese independence movement were two sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who led a rebellion (in 39-43 AD) against the Chinese Han-dynasty overlords and briefly established an autonomous state. They were finally defeated and committed suicide by drowning.
JYDgm TIL desegregation resulting from Brown v. Board of Education led to the layoff of 38,000 black teachers when school districts were integrated, even though black teachers had a greater percentage of college attainment than their white counterparts. 90% of black principles were also laid off.