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TIL Haim Saban, creator of Power Rangers, composed the Inspector Gadget Theme

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OoQ7L TIL that since 2005, Avon, Ohio has hosted an annual duct tape festival dedicated to celebrating "duct tape, its enthusiasts, and its wacky and fun uses." The event features duct tape sculptures, a duct tape fashion show, and a parade of giant floats constructed using duct tape.
5Y9ek TIL Lizzie Borden, who is famous for killing her Father and Stepmother with an axe, was actually acquitted of all charges.
4GDN TIL that until the early 20th century, young boys wore dresses or gowns until around the age of 8, when they reached the age of breeching, an important rite of passage in the lives of small boys when they wore breeches or trousers for the first time.
pYaA4 TIL Before becoming popular, Malcom X was a pimp and human trafficker!
neo1d TIL that the project aimed at resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth is only three successful mutations away from beginning embryo growth in Asian Elephants.