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TIL Arnold, the main character from Hey Arnold! on Nickelodeon was first introduced on Pee Wee's Playhouse as a claymation character, appearing in three animated shorts in 1988

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1aPpP TIL there are prehistoric ritual caves that were visited for more than 10.000 years, making them by far the longest lasting religious temples ever
ZpGZB TIL about the speed-duration relationship across the animal kingdom. According to Dr. Mark Burnley's research, humans rank as fairly average competitors overall. For middle-distance, the gold goes to the painted ghost crab, while lizards dominate in ultimate endurance.
OG0a6 TIL 'Taco Tuesday' has been a registered trademark since 1989 by a Wyoming based fast-food company named Taco John's and they have defended against other establishments using the phrase.
LkLb9 TIL Dandelions are not indigenous to North America and were introduced by European settlers
VBR1Z TIL that in the twenties, the Weimar Republic tried to cancel the nazis in Germany. They shut down more than 99 nazi newspapers, and even Hitler was banned from speaking in several german states from 1925-27.