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TIL BuzzFeed won a Pulitzer Prize in 2021 for their reporting on the Chinese government's mass detention of Muslims.

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yE1p TIL that Liam Neeson agreed to say any line that the writers of the Family Guy episode “Fighting Irish” wrote except one: “I’ve been a world-famous tough guy since 56”, which he altered on the basis that he was 55 when he filmed Taken.
LkEKZ TIL in 1845 a severely depressed dog tried to commit suicide by jumping into a river and refusing to make any attempt to escape (which goes against natural instincts). Even after being rescued, the dog ran back to the river. Eventually, the dog succeeded and died.
MmWA TIL A scientist once gave mice a perfect Utopia but in 560 days it degraded into a mice Dystopia:
xVrvg TIL about the origins of the term “Grandfather Clause.” It was a loophole in voter suppression laws that allowed voters that otherwise didn’t qualify to vote if their Grandfather could
pYWob TIL the hats worn by American new wave band Devo were influenced by the German Bauhaus movement, geometric fashion, and Aztec temples. The band members especially liked that, "we kind of looked like Lego toys."