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TIL there are only 15 trademarked scents in the U.S., Play-Doh being one of them.

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NglQ TIL: While Governor of California, Ronald Reagan signed into law one of the strictest gun control policies for the State in order to disarm the Black Panthers. Ronald Reagan was the first presidential candidate that the NRA endorsed.
jVBE TIL in an attempt to shut down the MS13 gang in the early 90’s, illegal members were deported to their home countries. Instead of shutting down, deportees gained territory upon their return home and now MS13 has over 100,000 members worldwide and is one of the largest, deadliest gangs.
WQko TIL the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first aired 20 years ago today.
epjxg TIL that cereal company General Mills had an Aeronautical Research Division that produced spy balloons for the American military and the CIA
mxAo TIL There is a verifiable population of kangaroos living in the wild in the township of Émancé, about an hour outside of Paris.[2] The kangaroos are descended from a breeding population which escaped during a botched burglary attempt at an animal park in the 1970s.