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TIL that in 1860, 57% of South Carolina’s population was enslaved

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7EJX TIL that Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz refused to use a laugh track for A Charlie Brown Christmas. He thought the audience should be able to enjoy the show without being cued when to laugh. When CBS executives saw the final product, they were horrified and believed the special would be a flop
0wAXj TIL Elizabeth II is officially Queen of 16 nations including Canada, Australia, Jamaica, PNG, and the Bahamas
e0VL6 TIL five golden retriever puppies died during the filming of Snow Buddies in early 2007
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xQ0B TIL in 1959 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States and one of his two requests was to go to Disneyland, wich was denied. The other was to meet John Wayne.