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TIL: A study found that baseball cards on eBay sold for 20% less if the card was held by a black hand versus a card held by a white hand

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KYQLJ TIL The band Toto was originally meant to record the song "Danger Zone" for Top Gun (1986). There was a dispute between Toto's lawyers and the producers of the film, paving the way for Kenny Loggins to record the track.
4kEZo TIL that Mikhail Gorbachev was a spokesperson for Pizza Hut. Link Below!
rxNM TIL That elephants cry out of emotion, and in 2013 a baby elephant cried for 5 hours after being rejected by his mother twice.
WkY7B TIL Texas abolished last meal requests after a prisoner ordered 2 chicken-fried steaks, a triple cheeseburger, a beef & cheese omelet , a pound of barbecued meat, a half loaf of bread, 3 fajitas, a meat-lover’s pizza, fried okra, a pint of Blue Bell, and peanut-butter fudge, and then did not eat it.
19WX Today I learned that helping disadvantaged children does more to reduce homicide rates than being tough on crime.