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TIL The Jetsons only aired 3 seasons, the first in 1962 and the second and third in 1985-1987, over two decades later

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XXND TIL During the Black Death, incoming ships were forced to wait for 40 days to prevent possible infection. The Italian word for 40, “quaranta”, is where we get the word “quarantine”.
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