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TIL that IKEA ran the first commercial in the US featuring a homosexual couple. It was shown once and then pulled following bomb threats to the stores.

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5VVk9 TIL Mario Puzo, in addition to being the author of 'The Godfather' and co-authoring all three Godfather screenplays with Francis Ford Coppola, also wrote the screenplays for the disaster film 'Earthquake' as well as the original 'Superman' and 'Superman II' movies.
BDPW TIL a toothless geriatric lion named Frasier successfully sired 35 cubs after lionesses turned down countless healthy males before him
gmLA TIL A man broke out of prison and turned himself in because it was too cold outside.
loM1K TIL of Cherophobia, which consists of a person’s fear or anxiety to activities that could make them happy, often believing something bad would occur, that happiness can make them bad people or even that looking for it is a waste of time.
YRL7 TIL that the dolphin that played Flipper on the TV show committed suicide by refusing to breathe