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TIL The Daily Show setup a food truck in North Carolina and refused service to people that "seemed gay" in accordance with North Carolina's HB2 law

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P1KRE TIL that BACA, is a biker gang that defends kids who have been abused or bullied. They provide the kids with their own vests, take them to school, and even guard their homes 24/7 to ensure they can sleep safely. BACA's mission is to empower children and help them feel safe and protected.
JRp4 TIL that the Roadrunner actually owned the Acme Corporation that supplied Wile E. Coyote with defective explosives, rockets and other roadrunner killing products, which of course, explains why none of them ever worked.
VBjB0 TIL in ‘22 Jim Carrey considered retiring from acting, and producers confirmed they wouldn’t recast Robotnik if he did. But they hoped to entice him with a great script. Carrey requested it be written in gold. In ‘24 Carrey confirmed his return for Sonic 3. Fowler joked the 24k ink script cost $100k
JdQB TIL that Kraft’s Jello monitors the ratio of smiley to frowney emoticons on Twitter, and releases coupons whenever the Twittersphere was unhappy.
BKwy TIL that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased advertisements in many playbills for the musical “The Book of Mormon”, with phrases like “The book is always better” and “you’ve seen the play, now read the book.”