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TIL: Stevie Wonder was about to play at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert when his synclavier hard disc went missing. He refused to play, so unknown Tracy Chapman hurried on stage to perform for a 2nd time that day. She sold 2 million albums and Fast Car went Top 10 worldwide after the concert.

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jNwvR TIL that while modern child-proof lids were invented in 1967, archaeologists discovered a container nearly 20 years later that was opened using a similar twist-off method. The vessel was found in the Mayan ruins of Río Azul in Guatemala and dated back to 500 BCE. It contained chocolate.
jDga TIL that the original food pyramid given to the US govt by nutritionists was altered for the benefit of the food industry and grain growers.
KO4GG TIL that Einstein's support for pacifist, civil rights and left-wing causes in Europe had drawn suspicion from J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI, and after his arrival to America, the Bureau launched what would eventually become a 22-year surveillance campaign since the FBI believed Einstein was a Soviet spy.
V5m TIL there is a conspiracy theory that Egyptian treasures and tunnels were found in the Grand Canyon in 1909 and subsequently covered up by the Smithsonian. The area in question has numerous Egyptian landmark names and is currently off-limits to all hikers.
neGvd TIL that the phrase “well-behaved women seldom make history” is often misquoted, but still has a powerful feminist message on the importance of women and men who perform small actions in our society