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TIL the reason why many 90s cartoons had a shoe horned educational message for kids is because of the introduction of the 1991 "Children's Television Act" which required kids TV programs to serve the "educational and informational" needs of childen.

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4kKLo TIL that one of the oldest recorded desserts in history is fruitcake, which dates back to ancient Egypt around 3000 BC.
BreGk TIL Carlton's dance on Fresh Prince was inspired by Courtney Cox dancing on Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the dark" video and Eddie Murphy's Raw.
EggZx Til Before Serena Williams, there was Althea Gibson – the first African American to compete at US National Championships and the first to be ranked No.1 in the world. She achieved this during a time when American sports is still very segregated.
0Yx1 TIL mules (donkey/horse hybrids) are sterile. 2 instances of mules foaling have been confirmed by DNA testing which showed the mule passed on ONLY her horse genes. This means she’ll foal a mule if a donkey breeds her or a horse if a stallion breeds her, and should be genetically impossible.
oKK7 TIL Porsche lets people download car models from their official website, to 3D print at home. Yes, you can download a car.