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TIL That the theme from "The Magic School Bus" isn't sung by someone imitating Little Richard, but by Little Richard Himself.

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d8wPK TIL of John Burns, a resident of Gettysburg PA who at 70 years old in 1863 insisted on joining the Union line with his outdated flintlock rifle, shot a Confederate officer from his horse, fought w the Iron Brigade, was wounded several times, duped Confederate doctors into mending him, and snuck home
kOY11 TIL: 74% of mothers and 70% of fathers reported preferential treatment toward one child.
9KAr TIL that during the 1400s, Africans trained killer bees to protect their villages and keep the slave traders away.
gMn7A TIL The original word for 'bear' has been lost. People in middle ages were superstitious and thought saying the animal's name would summon it. They called it 'bear' which means 'the brown one' to avoid saying its actual name.
a9ey TIL Chuck Lorre (creator of Two & A Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Dharma & Greg) also composed the theme song to the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series