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TIL there is an adapter for a computer mouse to help people who have hand tremors use computers more easily.

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p84G8 TIL Cartoon Network banned an episode of Cow and Chicken called "Buffalo Gals" which allegedly implied lesbian stereotypes including the Gals being mistaken for men and the line "Oh! the Buffalo Gals, a motorcycle riding gang that randomly breaks into people's homes and chews on their carpets."
JYb18 TIL In 1964, Muhammad Ali threw his Olympic Gold Medal into the Ohio River as an Act of Protest against Racism.
a6wb TIL that Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” has spent more than 800 weeks in the Billboard 200 since its release.
WkWAL TIL some 19th century Japanese artwork depicted westerners with the whites of their eyes as blue because the artists were confused about which part of the eye was supposed to be blue.
xBOD TIL that in 2004 a Texas man was put to death for killing his family in an arson attack. The jailhouse snitch has admitted he lied, and top scientists/investigators have not been able to find any reason to think the house fire was anything other than a freak accident.