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TIL babies in every country say "mama"

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nejQB TIL When Will Lee, who played Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street, died in 1982, the show had an episode where Mr. Hooper died. The writers extensively researched how to teach young kids about death. The episode aired on Thanksgiving 1983 so parents were home to discuss it with their kids. It never reran.
1aaaW TIL that Budweiser is actually a stolen name from a Czech brewery in the city of Budvar (Budweiss) and they’ve been fighting over it since 1907.
l78vA TIL during the 1942 blockade of Leningrad, where starvation was utilised as a siege strategy, those convicted of cannibalism were divided into two legal categories: corpse-eating and person-eating. The former were sent to prison, while the latter were shot.
ZpeYQ TIL that the famous song "Happy Birthday to You" was originally written as "Good Morning to All" in the late 1800s by Patty Hill and her sister Mildred. The melody was later adapted, and it became the go-to song for birthday celebration worldwide, despite being the most sung song in English Language
yQAaw TIL of Albert Cashier a trans man from Clogherhead, Co. Louth, who joined the US military and fought in the civil war. Assigned female at birth, he changed his identity on the boat over and lived the rest of his life as Albert, being buried at 71 with full military honors.