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TIL The reason The Simpsons are so crudely drawn in their first appearances on the Tracey Ullman Show was because Matt Groening had sent in basic sketches assuming they'd be cleaned up by the animators, but the animators just traced over his drawings.

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XE8r TIL teachers at a school in Korea for children with disabilities molested, raped, and killed students and got away with it. They were even reinstated at the school. A movie was made based on the event and the school was shut down because the film sparked public outcry.
e0vdk TIL that while Mexico only drinks 50% more soda per capital than the US(100L & 150L respectively), the Mexican state of Chiapas drinks 820L per capital every year(2.2L per day) due to the drink being introduced into the religious activities of the Mayan people of the region
VKL8 TIL Chris Pratt was ‘discovered’ while working at a Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in Hawaii after the Director said, “you’re funny, audition for my movie.
j6Gjv TIL during Operation Desert Storm planning, it is found out that many squadron have same callsigns. There's 5 Blades, 6 Broncos, 10 Claws, Demons, Dogs, Dragons, Ghosts, 13 Cobras, 9 Cowboys, Razors, 7 Daggers, Huskies, 14 Eagles, 11 Falcons, with the most is Raymonds, being 26.
BgOjL TIL that the dye used in pathology labs to stain cells, Eosin, was based on a pigment found in the campeche tree in Mexico. The red dye was used by Indigenous Americans to dye their textiles for centuries before European arrival; the idea was stolen and taken back to Europe in the 1500s.