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TIL Arizona canceled MLK Day in the 90s and Public Enemy fought back

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QN7od TIL Canada had an ancient glacial lake the size of the Black Sea, contained by an ice sheet. When the ice sheet broke ~9000 yrs ago, the lake drained and dumped enough water into the Atlantic to raise sea levels by 3-9 ft, cool the entire Northern Hemisphere by ~3C, and turn Britain into an island.
mLoM TIL That after the poor sales performance of the WiiU, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata placed the bulk of the blame on himself, and took a 50% pay cut.
m1NGM TIL, the color, magenta, is a fabrication of human psychology.
Z8ARv TIL In 1965, a patent was filed for a "birthing apparatus" which would spin pregnant women around at as much as 7G until their baby was flung out from the centrifugal force.
5YVZp Your brain creates new cell growth and repair during aerobic exercises, such as running.