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TIL that the UK banned the sale of lead paint to the general public in 1992, only allowed it to be sold to specialists

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VaOp TIL that for 10 years after WWII, there was a fourth network on American broadcast television called The DuMont Television Network. The network folded in 1956, and today it has been all but forgotten because most of its archives were destroyed.
xEP1 TIL there is a version of the pilot episode of “Archer” where he is entirely replaced by a velociraptor
GYjKJ TIL the Garfield plush dolls with suction cup feet were so popular in the 1980's that Jim Davis, creator of Garfield, became worried about overexposure. He paused the sell of them for 5 years.
xVBA0 TIL the 5th Governor of California, John Weller, was anti-slavery, wanting to use his power to eliminate it. The 6th Governor, lasted only 5 days in office, before resigning. The 7th Governor, John Downey, was pro-slavery, owning upwards of 25 slaves at one time.
awYbZ TIL of the 'raising of Chicago'. In the mid-1850s Chicago buildings were raised multiple feet to improve drainage and reduce disease outbreaks