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TIL that the colors of the NBC peacock represents the 6 divisions of the network which is news (Yellow), sports (Orange), entertainment (Red), stations (Purple), network (Blue), and productions (Green).

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D8bj TIL that soldiers in the German Army are allowed to disobey any order they think would violate human dignity.
b6rEa TIL Dr. Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe, which restored sight to millions of individuals suffering from cataracts. Her many firsts include being the first African American to complete an ophthalmology residency and the first African-American female doctor to get a medical patent.
5ovR TIL Kanye actually credited Aphex Twins (R. James) as a writer in the song where he used the sample from.
rYoe TIL Robert E. Lee originally opposed the Confederacy, writing in an early letter, “I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union.” Even his wife heavily favored the Union.
MeK5B TIL that TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is not thousands of years old, and was actually invented and exported to the west in the 1950s by the Chinese government and Chairman Mao who did not believe in it himself.