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TIL that in the orignal Powerpuff Girls pilot, the accidental substance was a can of “Whoop Ass”

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bnRN TIL During the Cold War, America was inspired to build a more efficient interstate system as a way to provide a speedy evacuation route in the event of nuclear war.
VMLJ8 TIL that Mister Rogers once used an egg timer and simply let it run for sixty seconds on a television broadcast—in order to demonstrate how long a minute is. Unlike most TV made for kids, "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" was deliberately slow and contemplative.
MMka TIL that Mr. Rogers, after discovering that his limo driver was stuck waiting in the car, invited him to enter a PBS exec’s house. Later, Rogers entertained the driver’s family with jazz piano.
gr9DX TIL of the Persian campaign in WWI, where (despite its neutrality) Iran suffered 2,000,000 deaths- fourth most of all countries and first in terms of percentage of population.
DQm6r TIL when airship USS Akron tried to moor in San Diego, the sunlight warmed and lightened helium. As the ship became uncontrollably light, 3 crews were carried further aloft. Only one survived.