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TIL Bob Ross’ “The Joy of Painting” had 31 seasons and 403 episodes

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WkDZB TIL There are secret albino Redwood trees growing in some State Parks
W7rPL TIL “First They Came” was written by Martin Niemöller, a German pastor who initially supported Hitler but later opposed him. The poem is a powerful warning about staying silent in the face of injustice and how apathy enables oppression.
6EM4W TIL that the reason some cops touch your car’s tail light during traffic stops is to leave fingerprint evidence. If the officer found himself in a dangerous situation, this would prove that he or she was present at the scene.
KYYp6 TIL A 1996 study found that homophobia is associated with homosexual arousal that the subject is either unaware of or denies.
BrDLr TIL Emilio Morella is an Argentine man who was the first documented person born on the continent of Antarctica, in 1978. His pregnant mother had been airlifted there by Argentina in order to support their claim for part of the Antarctic as their territory