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TIL in 2006, sportscaster Al Michaels was traded from ESPN to NBCUniversal as a part of a deal that got Disney the full rights to the animated character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

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gMad4 TIL before his death, Fidel Castro's last wish was to avoid being a "personality cult"; because of this, Cuba prohibits the use of Castro's name in the names of "institutions, parks, streets and other public places, as well as any honorary titles or medals."
4XZk6 TIL that modern scientific research is seen by scientists and historians as "Big Science", with scientific progress since WWII increasingly relying on large-scale projects with big budgets, big staff, big machines, and big laboratories, usually funded by national governments or groups of governments
5YWkP TIL that the SHAZAM comic inspired Elvis Presley's look, from his hair to his costume - specifically the character Captain Marvel Jr. (aka Freddy Freeman).
wooLJ TIL food that is coloured black often contains food safe charcoal, which can absorb medications (including birth control pills) making them ineffective.
5VrrP TIL that Billboard's list of top played country music songs was originally known as the "Hillbilly Records" chart, later changing to "Country and Western" in 1949.