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TIL NBC refused to produce a Seinfeld episode where—in the script—George got in trouble for saying he’s never seen a black person ever order a salad.

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p6rG TIL Sybil Ludington was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War, famous for her night ride on April 26, 1777 to alert American forces to the approach of the British, similar to the ride of Paul Revere. She rode more than twice the distance of Revere, alone, and was 16 years old at the time.
M7x10 TIL: Norteño Mexican music is highly influenced by polka music
nWZyW TIL that a functional space battleship was proposed alongside the Project Orion nuclear pulse drive; which was cancelled not because it wasn't possible, but because it was so heavily armed it terrified President Kennedy who wanted it cancelled out of fears of a Cold War escalation
awPr9 TIL The roof of some Tesla models appear orange and red when wet due to a protective UV/infrared layer in the glass to reduce heat. Water droplets cause light to bounce around and reflect some of the infrared light (normally not visible to us) in a form that is visible to our eyes
wZr1 TIL after Psycho’s release Hitchcock received an angry letter from the father of a girl who refused to bathe after seeing Diabolique and now refused to shower after seeing Psycho. Hitchcock sent a note back simply saying “Send her to the dry cleaners.”