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TIL a 1999 episode of the TV show “Touched By An Angel” co-starred Rosa Parks. One of the stars of the show wore blackface in the episode and, during a chase scene, asked God to turn her white again.

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0dpY5 TIL that before the world's first nuclear explosion, the chance that the earth would be vaporized by the explosion was estimated at "slightly less than 3 in 1,000,000".
DQVrP TIL some countries where uptake of automatic vehicles was historically low, use a different traffic light pattern with a red+yellow phase before green, giving drivers time to engage gear and release the handbrake.
QNjJd TIL there is a latin concept "anima mundi" that translates to "world soul", or "soul of the world". Similar to the idea of the human body having a soul, the world also has a soul that allows for an intrinsic connection between all living beings.
wLyK1 TIL: Most Mars rovers use the same operating system as some Toshiba photocopiers, called VxWorks; it is also used in many Industrial robots, Aviation systems, Medical equipment, and some Consumer electronics .
KNl9 TIL a man in Michigan whose house was slated for demolition switched the house numbers with his neighbor so the crew demolished the wrong house.