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TIL: Some older volumes of the Looney Tunes which featured racism were released uncensored “because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming that these prejudices never existed.”

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GAL8Q TIL Autumn colour vibrancy depends on temperature variation balance. Sunny days with cool, crispy (not freezing) nights result in best colors. Daylight produces sugars, cool nights break down chlorophyll (green), non-freezing Temp traps the sugar in the leaves, and sugar concentration leads to color
P1WlO TIL that between 2008 and 2010, the Iraqi government were scammed into spending over $40 million on fake bomb detectors - the ADE 651
rN61e TIL the oldest professional football club of any code in the world is Melbourne Demons in the AFL
Y7GrP TIL that Muhammad Ali's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is on a wall instead of on the ground. This is because Ali, a devout Muslim, did not want people stepping on the name "Muhammad".
nA5W TIL Kars4Kids donations go to a Jewish charity that sends kids on heritage trips to Israel