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TIL Debbie Harry of Blondie was a playboy bunny
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TIL: That two days before the outbreak of WWII, the BBC was taken off air; the final broadcast being the Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Mickey's Gala Premier". BBC Television returned at 3pm on 7th June 1946 and twenty minutes later, aired the same Mickey Mouse cartoon that they had broadcast in 1939.
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TIL that the black kite, an Australian bird of prey, hunts by starting fires that force their prey out in the open.
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TIL the word 'Rooster' originated in the mid to late 18th century as a euphemism to avoid the sexual connotation of the original English 'Cock', and is widely used throughout North America.
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TIL about 6-on-6 high school girls basketball that was extremely popular in Iowa. The teams had 3 guards that only played defense and 3 forwards that only played offense; these players had to stay on one side of the court.
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TIL the Australian Navy formally enlisted a six-year-old girl in order to give her medical treatment onboard a navy ship; regulations did not allow for civilians to get medical treatment on navy ships. The girl's official rating was 'mascot', and she was 'discharged' after 8 days of 'service'.