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TIL that the 1983 'Inspector Gadget' TV series is the first animated television series to be presented in stereo sound.

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x9Pk TIL the reason peanut butter doesn’t go bad is its aridity; with a moisture content of about 2%, it doesn’t contain enough water to support bacterial and fungal growth.
GEM1 TIL the winner of the marathon at the first modern Olympics (1896) stopped for a glass of wine at a local inn along the route
jDrM TIL that Merck gifted a drug to the WHO that would cure River Blindess in third world countries with no expectation of being paid for it. They said they would “distribute as much as needed for as long as needed” and continue that promise today.
x6y0g TIL the largest episode of anti-Asian violence in North America took place not in the United States, but in the city of Torreón, Mexico in 1911 when over 300 Mexican citizens of Chinese/Japanese descent were slaughtered by a local mob.
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