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TIL that Wilson from Cast Away won the 6th Critics’ Choice Award for Best Inanimate Object

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Z8nnp TIL prehistoric evidence of burial has been found in both Homo heidelbergensis and Homo neanderthalensis, suggesting that the evolutionary roots of spirituality and belief in the afterlife pre-date modern humans. The earliest evidence of human burial has been dated to 100,000 years ago.
rN4N1 TIL the City of Inglewood was predominately white up until the 1960s. It was also a "sundown town," where signs were posted warning blacks that they weren't welcome in town after dark. Homes were even sold with restrictive covenants legally forbidding selling to black families.
e0eXL TIL That Tupac Shakur Changed The Name Of His Publishing Company From 'Ghetto Gospel Music' To 'Joshua's Dream' After Meeting An 11 Yr. Old With Muscular Dystrophy Who Died 45 Minutes After Tupac Left The Hospital From Visiting Him.
R7eAl TIL before she had her show “Talk Sex” Sue Johanson opened one of the first birth control clinics in Canada. She did weekly sex education segments from 1984-2008 and her show has aired in 25 different countries and five different languages.
doeB TIL New York City homeowners can request that a tree be planted outside their homes for free.