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TIL that U2’s song Where the Streets Have No Name was notoriously difficult to record due to its complex time signature changes & layered structure. It was nicknamed “the science project song” by producer Daniel Lanois, who resorted to teaching the band the arrangement with a blackboard & pointer

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EWdP TIL that during the first week of the first Star Wars: Episode I trailer’s release, many theatres reported up to 75% of their audiences paying full price for a movie, then walking out after the Star Wars: Episode I trailer was shown.
GYMX5 TIL it is illegal in Alabama to play cards on Sunday. According to section 13A-12-1 of the Alabama code, those who break this rule shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, and may also be imprisoned for maximum three months.
xVyGg TIL that wigs became popular when men started wearing them to cover up patchy hair loss and rashes caused by the STD Syphilis.
P1yg TIL that LSD (acid) is not considered addictive by the medical community, is not known to cause brain damage, and has extremely low toxicity relative to dose. How low? There has never even been a documented human death from an LSD overdose.
VMO6k TIL Ronald Reagan's campaign slogan was Let's make America great again"