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TIL members of communist organizations are not protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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KJaG TIL that for a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change chicken feathers from white to partially black, which his teacher said was playing God.
5XRk TIL a 2010 episode of the Saturday morning Batman cartoon was censored because, during a musical number, Catwoman, Black Canary and Huntress mocked the sexual prowess of their male counterparts…including Aquaman’s “little fish.”
9mRp TIL of the “Demon Duck of Doom,” an extinct flightless bird that lived in what is now Australia. It stood over 8 ft tall, and had a skull larger than that of some horses. Despite the nickname, it was more closely related to the chicken.
7rp5P TIL Walt Disney was a confidential informant for the FBI for the last 26 years of his life.
O666 TIL there exists the idea, that the growing Hispanic population in the American Southwest will allow Mexico to regain these territories, called the Reconquista.