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TIL Justin Lin's film "Better Luck Tomorrow" was saved from being cancelled by MC Hammer, who donated $10,000 after Lin called him “out of desperation”. Lin had to fund the film by himself after his original investors wanted an all caucasian cast and he objected.

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7rpVp TIL the pineapple became a sign of hospitality during America's colonial era. The exotic fruit was an expensive treat originally served to only the most-honored guest. Towns, inns and individual households began displaying images of the fruit in order to convey a sense of welcoming.
Obp1 TIL that The Australian Classification Board decides what vaginas must look like in porn. If a vagina has excess tissue it may be labelled as “offensive”, so porn companies must digitally edit or remove parts of the labia, leading to only one type of vagina seen in “unrestricted” magazines.
EgxN0 TIL about “ceremonial deism”, a legal principle used by the United States government to justify the usage of the phrase “In God We Trust” on coins and for the national motto. Through customary usage over a long time, the phrase is merely “ritual and non-religious”.
0wgwp TIL Tiger Woods is only 1/16th African-American and 75% Asian.
j67Zn TIL Of the 4,776 Union soldiers buried at Antietam National Cemetery, approximately 1,836, or 38%, are unknown, with their graves marked by small square stones. Antietam was the bloodiest single day in American history with 22,700 casualties.