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TIL- Seth MacFarlane was a writer for Dexter’s Laboratory and Johnny Bravo

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wLono TIL in Anthem, Arizona, there's a veterans monument where each year on Nov 11th (veterans day) at precisely 11:11am the sun shines on it perfectly to reveal the Great Seal of the United States
gM61L TIL about "Situationism", the idea that someone's immediate situation and environment determines their behaviour more than any genetic or learned traits
nAKY TIL instead of donating money, Toyota helped the NY Food Bank by increasing efficiency, cutting line wait times from 90 to 18 minutes.
9xXm TIL some states in India had made every crime punishable by forced sterilization in the 1970’s. Some were punished for traveling on a train without buying a ticket. In total 8.3 million vasectomies & tubal ligations had been done.
jNKbR TIL Marilyn Bell, at age 16, became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954. Her 32 mile route was greatly lengthened by high wind and high waves. Fanged lamprey eels attacked her in 65 degree water. It took her 21 hours. She is still alive today.