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TIL that in 1970, the state commission of Mississippi voted to ban Sesame Street because of its multicultural cast.

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gMydb TIL of Juan Garrido, an African conquistador who was involved in the conquest of Mexico with Hernán Cortés and was the first recorded farmer of wheat in the Americas
1VBr TIL In 1977 we received a signal from deep space that lasted 72 seconds. We still don’t know how or where it came from.
4bDg TIL there is an Annual Tarantula Exhibition, where participants are judged much like dogs in a dog show. Participants are judged on shiny coats, correct proportions, an active demeanor and proper stance. In 2014, the event was attended by more than 30,000 tarantulas and their keepers.
JpbV TIL Judge Cicconetti of Ohio dispenses what he calls creative justice. He has sentenced a man who stole from the Salvation Army to spend 24 hours homeless, a woman who abandoned 35 kittens in a forest to spend a night in the woods, & noisy neighbours to listen to classical music instead of rock
xDBD TIL Zildjian, the cymbal maker, is one of the oldest companies in the world. Founded in 1618, it’s just under 400 yo. Zildjian means “Bell Maker,” a name given to the Alchemist hired by the Ottoman Sultan to create noise-makers for war. The manufacturing process remains a family secret til this day.