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TIL Bob The Builder was altered for Japanese children so they wouldn’t confuse him for a Yakuza member

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0wYKv TIL in 1995, MCA released an alternative rock album of songs from classic cartoons such as Banana Splits, Speed Racer, Scooby-Doo, and Jetsons. Artists included Liz Phair, Collective Soul, Butthole Surfers, Sublime, Violent Femmes, and others. It was certified Gold, sold over 500k, and charted #67
PYvrZ TIL In the United States is home to 76.5 million pet cats; one in three households own a pet cat, including over 34% of those adopted being stray or feral.
PVlV TIL Gene Wilder is still alive, and hasn’t acted in a movie, because he is tired of “the bombing, shooting, killing, swearing and 3-D.”
9Y8gG TIL in 1901 two lesbians fooled Spain's Catholic Church into marrying them when one dressed as a man.
OEo6 TIL that China invented fireworks, but Italy gave them color. Colors are created using metallic powders. Calcium makes orange, sodium makes yellow, and barium makes green. Also, cylindrical tubes create whistling sounds, aluminum flakes make hissing noises, and flash powder makes the loud “booms.”