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TIL that NBC censored a tribute to the victims of the 7/7 bombings from the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony coverage because ‘it wasn’t about America’

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wLRZ7 TIL that pterodactyls are not dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are members of the group Dinosauria which pterodactyls are not. Pterodactyls belong to the group Pterosauria.
4Xe6X TIL That the full lyrics of "Take me Out to the Ball Game" reveal the song was a feminist anthem about a woman wanting to go see a baseball game rather than go on a date to a show.
69NKQ TIL that over three quarters of the grapefruit produced in Texas is from Atomic Gardening, a form of mutation breeding where plants are exposed to radiation.
MpmV TIL: The Republican Party was solely created to stop slavery.
VMlv8 TIL The rotating door was created by a man in the later part of the 1800s so he wouldn't have to hold the door open for the women or get stuck holding it for everyone. An added bonus was that it reduced heating and cooling costs by 30%, making it much more energy efficient.