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TIL Disney's Lady and the Tramp's 'Siamese Cat Song' had a verse that was omitted from 1980s onward due to politicial reasons. The entire song was completely removed in the remake.

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9bgm TIL Cher is the only artist to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in each of the past six decades.
Y7Mrd TIL among the disintegrated remains of the Space Shuttle Columbia was the diary of Ilan Ramon, which managed to survive mostly intact. The diary detailed his first six days during Columbia's final mission.
x6PGD TIL: Mr. Rogers created controversy by washing his feet in a pool with a black man (which wasn't allowed across most of the U.S. at the time)
PYRKO TIL Kanō Jigorō, creator of judo, also served as the Japanese representative to many Olympics and had a pivotal role in securing Japan's bid for the 1940 Olympics. He was indifferent towards the inclusion of judo, however, as it was not "mere sport" but rather "a principle of life, art and science."
oBO5R TIL A man in Michigan whose house was set to be demolished, switched house numbers with his neighbor, so that they ended up demolishing the wrong house. The crews demolished the wrong house.