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TIL: The Joshua Tree made famous by U2 has been dead since late 2000. A plaque commemorates where it stood

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NNmJ TIL Paralympic medals from Rio rattle. A different sound depending whether its Bronze, Silver or Gold to help blind athletes
kOM5B TIL that World War II veteran Don Karkos had the sight in one of his eyes miraculously restored when a racehorse accidentally hit him in that eye and dislodged the shrapnel that had caused his blindness.
QJOYd TIL Richard Scrushy, charged with masterminding $2.7 billion fraud case, came up with a novel strategy: "[play] the religion card" and become a televangelist to curry favor with jurors (the trial was held in Alabama). He was acquitted of all charges.
VB0oQ TIL Town Line, New York seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.
6ll7 TIL the Olsen Twins required dentures during the filming Full House, because they lost their baby teeth at different rates, and needed their character’s smile to look uniform.