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TIL that the first American novel is considered to be "The Power of Symphony", published in 1789

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rRmpM TIL John Kani (King T'Chaka in Black Panther) lost his left eye during a beating by South African police after returning home from a Broadway production of "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead," which was critical of apartheid. He subsequently won a 1975 Tony Award for his performance.
Wk8Yd TIL a new kind of artificial cornea successfully restored sight in a 78-year-old man. The surgery uses a lens which can more easily replace damaged tissue in a simpler surgery. Immediately after the surgery, the patient was able to recognize family members and read numbers on an eye chart.
v1KAj TIL a Chilean flamingo escaped an aviary and lived the next 18 years in the wild by the Great Salt Lake. It was nicknamed Pink Floyd, and socialized with local gulls and swans.
D1X0P TIL Logisitics is the longest film ever made and has the run-time of 51,420 minutes (857 hours or 35 days and 17 hours)
5Y8JD TIL about the Sprint missile, part of an ABM system which blew open its silo with explosives, launched the missile platform out of silo with explosives, and reached Mach 10 (7610mph) in five seconds; traveling so fast it required an ablative heat shield, with surface temperatures reaching 6200F.