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TIL That The US Government Literally Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition

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y1nw TIL That the gender of reptiles depends on the temperature of the environment the eggs was layed in.
BgyPx TIL some chapters of the NAACP boycotted the movie "The Color Purple" in 1985 because they felt it portrayed Black men in a negative light
waa8 TIL Bart Simpsons prank calls to Moe were actually based on real calls where two guys constantly pranked a bar owner and heavyweight boxer Louis “Red” Deutsch. The calls have been recorded.
QNNpL TIL the first and last Australian torchbearers for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games were Nova Peris & Cathy Freeman, who are both Aboriginal women, both Olympic gold medalists, both holders of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) and were both previously awarded Young Australian of the Year.
j6jaX TIL I learned that the the town of Boring (Oregon, US) established relationship with village of Dull (Scotland, UK) in 2012; the following year they were joined with the Shire of Bland (New South Wales, AU) to form the League of Extraordinary Communities.