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TIL Porky Pig, not Bugs Bunny, is the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.

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4XBOb TIL on 11/11 at 11:11 each year, the sun illuminates the Great Seal of the USA through the middle of the veterans memorial in Arizona.
dQgd TIL that Generic and brand name drugs are required by U.S. law to be equally effective
5VNyR TIL that in 1964, performance artist Dorothy Podber asked to “shoot” Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe paintings. Believing she wanted to photograph them, Warhol agreed - until she drew a gun and fired. One damaged “Shot Marilyn” sold in 2022 for $195M, a 20th-century art auction record.
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