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TIL that Huey and Riley from Boondocks were voiced by the same woman, Regina King.

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MP90 TIL a 2013 poll found Americans view blacks as more racist than whites or Hispanics. Black respondents ranked their own demographic as the most racist.
pY9kQ TIL that farmers in India will sometimes paint their dogs to look like tigers in an attempt to keep the monkeys away.
jN9pa TIL the eldest son of the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb has played guitar for heavy metal bands including Black Label Society and Crowbar
4XX9g TIL that Sucralose, the active ingredient in SPLENDA®, was discovered when a researcher instructed to "test" an experimental chlorinated sucrose compound misheard the request as "taste".
e0x7g TIL a woman in 1984 was found to be able to switch on/off the two hemispheres of her brain at will. This resulted in being able to focus her efforts at relaxing/socializing/sexual or performing logical tasks such as work/math/writing.