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TIL tennis balls were traditionally black or white. They were changed to yellow in 1972 after research showed they were more visible on television.

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e0KVL TIL A man called Miyamoto Musashi is considered the greatest swordsman who ever lived and even defeated legendary swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He arrived on the Island where they were due to fight, late, and with a wooden sword he'd carved out of an oar of the boat he used to get to the island.
KkA9 TIL Family Guy faced a boycott from a group called ProudSponsorsUSA because of the offensive nature of the show. It turned out to be just Richardson Schell who was the headmaster of MacFarlane’s High School. He was actually upset because of the use of the name Griffin, the name of Schell’s assistant
Y1yv TIL A&W introduced a burger that was bigger and less expensive than McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, but it failed because customers assumed 1/3 was less than ¼.
PY4yE TIL That under Saddam's Iraq the Christian Minority was treated no worse equally to the Muslim population and only killed when against Saddam (The Assyrians) In fact Tariq Aziz an Iraqi-Christian even became a close advisor to Saddam.
VMmPQ TIL Janine Turner, the actress that played Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure, is an active member of the Republican Party