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TIL Star Wars was originally about Mace Windu.

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9YwdQ TIL in 1963 Pennsylvania enacted its first "mandatory reporter" law, by 1967 all 50 states had similar laws, and the 1974 Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) created Federal expectations for mandatory reporters.
yQ57v TIL that the KKK came to Dave Chappelle’s house as a kid and his mom handed them candy as if it were Halloween.
W1bL TIL a man once saved a baby from a dumpster only to discover he was the father
w54M TIL that Nicolas Cage bought an octopus for 150k and claimed studying it would help his acting.
kOwBd TIL One of the reasons tipping spread in the U.S. was because restaurant owners refused to pay black Americans after the 15th amendment.