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Til that Mr.Rogers basically saved all of pbs by speaking in front of congress about the importance of public access tv for kids learning

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LQMQ TIL that 2 dogs were executed for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials
6Er07 TIL a man known only as "Django" drove his own boat out & freed a whale caught in a shark net off an Australian beach (without cutting the net). Before taking action, Django had waited hours for help from officials who had been called; when officials arrived, he faced a fine for acting alone.
m9Ly TIL a suburb of Sydney, Australia installed loudspeakers at a “trouble spot” in a car park to drive away the hooligans by playing Barry Manilow songs.
x6M8o TIL that humans have been performing dentistry since 7000 BC, which makes dentistry one of the oldest professions.
P1nLO TIL a Chinese destroyer sank because an officer dumped his girlfriend. She committed suicide, leading to him being discharged, so he decided to detonate the depth charges on the ship, causing it to sink at port and kill 134 sailors.