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TIL that Mr. Rogers saved PBS from massive budget cuts by giving a 7 minute testimony to Congress. At the conclusion of Mr. Rogers testimony about how he helps children deal with their emotions and to feel special, Senator Pastore proclaimed “Looks like you just earned the $20 million.”

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O7Gg TIL US teenagers aren’t into driving as much now and one theory is that social media may be taking the place of motorized transportation as virtual contact, through electronic means, reduces the need for actual contact
jlKN TIL of John Willis, the only white member of Ping On, Boston’s Chinese mafia. He was introduced to the group by a young Asian man he saved. John later learned Chinese, became the boss’ chief bodyguard, and received the nickname “White Devil”. He is currently in a federal prison for drug trafficking.
9Y7mr TIL Around 4% of people do not take surveys seriously and provide silly answers. Around 7% of Americans were 'not sure' if lizardmen were running Earth. Around 13% of Americans claimed a former president was anti-Christ. The Lizardman constant (around 4%) explains some of strange results in surveys.
BrE6e TIL One of Japan’s most popular mascots is an egg with crippling depression
7r5VO TIL J Robert Oppenheimer, inventor of the A-bomb, resigned as leader of Los Alamos. The program had shifted focus to thermonuclear weapons, and Oppenheimer vehemently opposed the hydrogen bomb and similar weapons on the grounds that they were more destructive than mankind could responsibly control.