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TIL Betty White has been nominated for an Emmy in six different decades

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mxG6y TIL the Red Panda, native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China, is the only living member of the genus Ailurus and the family Ailuridae
XYZk TIL that actress Hedy Lamarr was also a prolific inventor. One of her inventions allowed for guided torpedoes in WWII. But because the Navy wasn’t receptive to ideas coming outside the military, it wasn’t implemented during the war. Her idea went to later be basis for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, & CDMA.
jN0Yp TIL this man died after being trapped behind a grocery store cooler. His body wasn’t discovered for 10 years.
PY9dw TIL There are two entirely unrelated comic strips titled "Dennis The Menace". They both started on March 12th 1951, and continue on to this very day.
VB0MD TIL Mangos are in the poison ivy family and the skins have the same chemical (urushiol) on them.