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TIL of the play Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play in which survivors in a post apocalyptic world reenact episodes of the Simpsons

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e0xL5 TIL that tensions between the US and UK nearly escalated to war over the killing of a pig in 1859. An American farmer on a disputed island found the pig eating potatoes in his garden and shot it, and after the British threatened arrest, the settlers called for help. Both sides sent major forces.
weOJ TIL Jimi Hendrix covered “Sgt. Pepper” in front of The Beatles only 2 days after it was released.
aME0 TIL that some of the children who sang in Another Brick In The Wall launched a bid in 2004 for thousands of pounds in unpaid royalties
9E5M TIL that London, UK still has 1500 gas street lights in operation
wLOW1 TIL that not all people have the same subconscious though. Roughly 10% of people either "talk to themself" or "see images", 3/4 of the people are somewhere in between