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Ever since Graceland opened its distinctive, music-inspired gates to the public in June 1982, the Memphis mansion has served as a pilgrimage destination for Elvis Presley fans and just about everyone else. And though it’s been more than 40 years since Elvis graced its halls, staff members keep the place looking almost exactly like it did when he lived there down to the (now empty) spice containers in the kitchen cabinet. Here are nine facts you might not have known about rock ‘n’ roll’s most famous estate. 1. Graceland is named after one of the original owners. Before Graceland became part of rock ‘n’ roll history, the land belonged to the Toof family. S.C. Toof was a 19th-century businessman known for his printing company, and his daughter, Grace Toof Ward, was the plot’s namesake. Grace herself owned a few hundred acres of the land, which had passed to her sister, Ruth Toof Brown, by 1939. Ruth and her husband then gave a chunk to their daughter also named Ruth and

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