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TIL Out of the 403 episodes of “The Joy of Painting” with Bob Ross, 91% of them contain at least one happy tree and 2% of them contain bridges.

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JYLZB TIL that the Looney Tunes were originally WB's answer to Disney's "Silly Symphony" and was much more musically-focused. Over time it became more focused on the characters and less about the music but kept the name.
K1GB TIL that we have Labor Day as a result culminating from The Pullman Strike. During The Pullman Strike the US government sent the US military and federal marshalls to break it up, they subsequently opened fire on citizens and killed over 30 people.
mxYNE TIL that the fig tree is pollinated by the fig wasp which then dies inside the fruit. The offspring then mate inside and the females escape to pollinate the next fig.
k9nB TIL there’s been a drug for over a decade called Truvada that may be up to 99 percent effective at reducing the risk of HIV infection
j6JXM TIL that the ratio of male births to female births is 51/49%, and it's thought the ratio of X and Y chromosomes in the man's sperm is most likely the cause.