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TIL of Bob Jones University - a Protestant college in Greenville, SC that lost its tax-exempt status due to racial discrimination, and chose to pay millions in taxes rather than change its policies regarding interracial dating.

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4X74R TIL that Cindy Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is a cover of a 1979 song by Robert Hazard.
696dl TIL A fully grown panda is far too formidable a foe for most predators, but some animals can prey on cubs. Potential predators include jackals, snow leopards and yellow-throated martens, all of which are capable of killing and eating panda cubs.
VM9L0 TIL that shampoo is a word derived from "champu" which is made from shikakai , hibiscus, arappu (Albizzia amara) in India. Colonial traders cleansed hair, body daily with it and introduced it in Europe after returning from India.
rNOey TIL Google made an AI that converts text into music
QNEPa TIL of the Wild Atlantic Way, a tourist trail running down the west side of Ireland. The trail runs for 2,500km, including Ireland's most northerly and southerly points (Malin Head and Mizen Head).