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TIL that Matt Groening based The Simpsons off the locally well known comic strip "The Broons". His distant Scottish relatives used to send him the yearly annuals

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ne7M7 TIL that during his time in the Army, Jackie Robinson was put on trail for refusing to sit in the segregated portion of an army bus. Robinson was acquitted by an all-white panel of nine officers. His unit became the first black tank unit to see combat in WWII but Robinson missed combat due to court.
W7GbL TIL The first Medals of Honor given to Americans for actions while fighting in a foreign country were awarded to nine sailors and six marines who fought in the Korean Expedition in 1871. Since 650 men were sent, this means 2% of them received the award.
VBY0B TIL that Paula Abdul choreographed the giant keyboard scene involving Tom Hanks in "Big"
4OAX TIL Kill Haole Day is time in which the native children of Hawaii are encouraged to harass and sometimes assault other “white” children.
nxjY TIL that a new type of math was invented for Futurama in the episode “The Prisoner of Brenda”