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TIL Batman: The Animated Series was ranked by IGN as being the second best animated series ever, behind only The Simpsons

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oR1vK TIL: Banana slugs are hermaphroditic, possessing both male and female reproductive organs. This feature allows them to mate as either sex or even fertilize themselves.
WkVY8 TIL Hans Zimmer scored the soundtrack for Muppet Treasure Island
orOr TIL that as a youth, George R.R Martin wrote stories about a mythical kingdom in which his pet turtles resided; he decided, since the turtles frequently died in their toy castle, that they were the victims of “sinister plots” designed by the others. Game of Turtles, indeed.
aaVo TIL that due to clerical errors, Mississippi didn’t ratify the abolition of slavery until 2013.
EALw TIL After being beaten and arrested by police for being gay, Stonewall rioter Raymond Castro was placed in the back of a paddy wagon. The wagon was already filled with three members of the Mafia, who reassured him “don’t worry kid, you’re ok in our book.”