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TIL Morgan Freeman is against Black History Month

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epAoE TIL Dutch sailors were responsible for the extinction of the dodo, They hunted the dodo for food and sport, introduced invasive predators like rats and cats that ate the dodo eggs and chicks, and destroyed the dodo’s habitat by deforestation and farming.
ne10B TIL the Internet meme Nyan Cat originated from 25-year-old Christopher Torres from Texas, who created the animated GIF in 2011. In a livestream, two different people had suggested he draw a pop tart and cat, so he created a hybrid. The design was inspired by his pet cat Marty, who died in 2012.
eoQg TIL That Ohio issues “Scarlet Letter Plates” to people who are given limited driving privileges because they were convicted of a DUI.
j6xlN TIL Haiti is the only country that recognizes voodoo as a religion.
P1ONJ TIL Brian Doyle-Murray, who played Clark Griswald's boss in Christmas Vacation, was only 44 years old when the movie was released in 1989.