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TIL Mr. Rogers was in favor of VCR recording, in contrast to most others in the TV industry at the time.

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6Ex8Q TIL that YouTube was created because co-creator Jawed Karim couldn’t easily find a place to view a clip of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl halftime breast incident online
wLnVY TIL: Balkan sworn virgins, women who would take a vow of celibacy in order to be able to live as a man in certain Balkan nations. They could wear male clothing, inherit property, and become the head of a household. Women would take the oath to escape arranged marriages and having to bear children.
KY8JG TIL that blue-green algae is not scientifically an algae, but instead a gram-negative bacteria. They are capable of oxygenic photosynthesis and have fossil records dating back 3.5 billion years. Furthermore, they are the first organisms known to have produced oxygen during the Great Oxidation Event.
jWaj TIL Slate wrote a piece on why they believe the New York Times’ Mini crossword puzzles suck. The following day, the New York Times’ Mini crossword puzzle had three long Across answers which read, AWFUL PIECE SLATE.
165dO TIL milk, orange juice, tea, and even cola are more hydrating than water