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0dWwA TIL that one of the earliest forms of biological warfare was used by the Mongols, who would catapult plague-infected bodies over city walls to infect their enemies.
oB1L TIL- it is illegal to deny the occurrence of the Holocaust in 17 countries.
pB0Q TIL Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr did most of the voices for Thomas the Tank Engine
nWLkG TIL that for decades there was speculation why "Dolly for Sue", a seemingly normal rag doll, was present on the Island of Misfit Toys in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer special. In 2007, Arthur Rankin revealed that she was a Misfit Toy due to being clinically depressed.
Zp4Ga TIL controversy was created in 2011 when a Spanish toy company exported the Breast Milk Baby Doll to the US. The doll, intended to teach girls nurturing skills, came with a halter top which had two sensors that girls would wear to imitate the act of breastfeeding the doll. Some parents were outraged