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TIL that the Dukes of Hazzard had more black actors during it's 7 season run than Friends or Seinfeld. Both of which were notably based in New York City.

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4d4b TIL in January 1972, Ariel Sharon decided 3,000 Bedouin were in the way of a massive military exercise he wanted to conduct. So he summarily expelled two tribes from their homes, during a deep winter spell. At least 40 people died, mostly babies, children and the elderly.
DQo8V TIL infants under one year old should not be fed honey
oRR5r TIL that Disney doesn't own the copyright to their theme tune, "When You Wish Upon a Star" from 1940's Pinocchio. The rights to that song, as well as several other Disney songs, were sold in 1933 to a music publisher because Disney "had no means of commercially exploiting" them at the time.
8anV4 TIL that Spirit Airlines once had a person in charge of writing apology letters to disappointed customers. The "senior manager of proactive customer communications" mailed off about 20,000 apologies a year. Each one explained what went wrong on a flight and contained the manager's direct phone line.
mAkx TIL swingers have the highest rate of STDs/STIs. you are far more likely to contract STDs/STIs from them than what you would from prostitutes.