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TIL in 1970 Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi for having a racially integrated cast

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xXjk TIL there is a map of the Internet
RyKl TIL that the traditional way to pronounce Julius Caesar, is (yewl-yoos kay-i-sarr), showing where the imperial titles of Russian ‘Czar/Tsar’ or 'Kaiser’, in German, had their origins in Classical Latin and more than 2000 years as a legacy to Caesar’s family name.
wpB7 TIL Robin Williams attended Juilliard but dropped out his Junior year because his teacher, a renowned actor/producer, told him that there was nothing that he could learn from Juilliard that he didn’t already know.
7nGx TIL that honey badgers and driver ants are apex predators.
PeAL TIL “Chicken fried steak” is deep fried, while “country fried steak” is pan fried.