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TIL that The Beatles helped end racially segregated concerts by refusing to play at segregated events.

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4RbX TIL that after 10 years of consecutive employment every Australian is entitled to 2 months of paid vacation time
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QJ0l9 TIL the reason cats and snakes have vertical pupils is because it increases their depth perception while hunting at night while prey animals such as sheep have horizontal pupils so that they may have a panoramic view of their surroundings to watch for predators.
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R7KV8 TIL The wrestling mask was first introduced at a World's Fair in 1865 by Theobaud Bauer, who appeared as The Masked Wrestler. It started being a regular thing in 1915 when Mort Henderson wrestled as Masked Marvel.