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TIL Disney was worried about airing a black boy kissing a white girl in the 1999 Disney channel original move “Don't Look Under the Bed” and almost scrapped the scene.

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rNR8y TIL out of all contestants who have appeared on Jeopardy! during its 30+ years in syndication, Jeff Richmond of Hollywood, CA is the only person to have participated in one, two, three and four-player versions of the Final Jeopardy! round.
VBAMB TIL there were uncontacted Aboriginal Australians until 1984.
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