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TIL that Sonny Curtis, who wrote the Mary Tyler Moore theme song “Love is All Around,” also wrote “I Fought the Law.” He & Buddy Holly performed together – even opening for Elvis – as teens until Holly formed the Crickets. Curtis joined the Crickets after Holly died. They recorded “IFTL” in 1960.
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TIL of the Dew Drop Inn. It was a former New Orleans nightclub known for catering to Black audiences during the segregation era. Singers such as Ray Charles, James Brown, and Earl King once performed there. The club allowed white patrons and thus was sometimes raided for violating Jim Crow laws.
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TIL TIL After he died Einstein’s family directed that he—meaning all of him—be cremated. Dr. Thomas Harvey, the pathologist who performed the autopsy, decided to remove Albert’s brain before releasing his body to the undertakers. He stored Einstein’s brain in his home for 20+ years in Mason jars
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