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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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dDL5d TIL that since 1935, A Christmas Carol has been remade and adapted over 60 times.
6JeJ TIL that, to stop the theft of trees in public parks near Christmas time, some cities spray would-be Christmas trees with fox urine. It freezes and is odorless outdoors, but would be unbearable and irremovable if taken into someone’s home.
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