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TIL About Nüshu: China’s secret female-only language

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rR8nx TIL Ed Sullivan went against pressure to not have African American entertainers on his show, and to not interact with them when they appeared. He presented groundbreaking performances by people like Bo Diddley, and presented obscure, less mainstream Black acts he knew from spending time in Harlem.
XloD TIL that Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball avoided using ethnic jokes, as well as humour based on physical handicaps or mental disabilities during the run of “I Love Lucy” due to a belief in “basic good taste”
l7KGA TIL that scallops have up to 200 eyes and see at quite high resolution.
KOEVE TIL that a dog named Greyfriars Bobby was so loyal that he spent 14 years next to his master's grave (that is, until his own death)
neZGB TIL that Hong Kong is home to more skyscrapers than New York, Chicago, and Mexico City COMBINED.