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TIL that the last weekend of Saturday morning cartoons in America was aired on October 4th, 2014. The CW aired its last segment of "The Vortexx" and replaced it with a 5-hour block of educational programming called "One Magnificent Morning"

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pJDA TIL that a 1997 poll found that Americans thought NASA represented approximately 20% of the federal budget. In reality, NASA represented 0.9% of the federal budget. The record high level for NASA funding was 4.4%.
6PpQ TIL Freddie Mercury cancelled a duet with Michael Jackson in the 1980s because Jackson insisted on bringing his llama to the studio
QNvZk TIL that the & symbol is called an ampersand
ndrG TIL The founder of Domino’s Pizza created a Catholic town in Florida that he governs and controls, which includes banning all forms of birth control in the “town”
oRv0r TIL that blueberries weren’t commercially cultivated until the 1910’s, after a long history as a regional wild food