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TIL The creator of Clarissa Explains It All had a strict rule about not allowing the color purple on set, requiring parts of the set to be repainted. When asked about this rule, he revealed that it was completely arbitrary, only existing to make him seem more assertive as someone new in the business

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d81B8 TIL although English is the de facto national language in the United States, the country has no official language at the federal level
xQlD TIL that the washing machine and electricity had a profound impact on the lives of women, giving them the possibility to access the marketplace.
5YbR TIL that in 1761, 60 slaves were left for dead by the French on a tiny coral reef in the Pacific Ocean only to be rescued 15 years later.
78Qrr TiL: Emerson Romero Was Pioneer Of Closed Captioning!!!
JYME1 TIL No U.S. Hockey Olympic Men's team has won a gold medal without a player from Warroad, MN on the roster. A town of 1,700.