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TIL that Jeff Bergman's first two major appearances as Bugs Bunny were both multi-crossover PSA specials that aired the same weekend in April 1990. The first was the infamous "Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue", with the slightly lesser-known "The Earth Day Special" the day after.

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NXdEJ TIL of Zheng Pingru, a female Chinese socialite who would join the resistance against the Japanese occupation of Shanghai during World War 2. She was executed after an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Ding Mocun, the security chief of the local Japanese collaborationist regime, who she dated.
PRoL TIL that a town in Newfoundland took in 38 airplanes carrying over 6,600 passengers immediately following the attacks on the World Trade Centers, almost doubling the town population. Despite this, the people of the town worked together tirelessly to care for the passengers for up to 6 days.
Lk7kv TIL lucid dreaming is an important practice in Tibetan Buddhism, developed between the 8th to 10th century. Believing all phenomenons are like dreams, the experiences we receive while sleeping can be as real as when we're awake, and lucid dreaming can unite dreams and reality into one existence.
mabR TIL that a Chinese man bought and raised two puppies, cared for them despite their frequent killing and eating of chickens, and then discovered they were bears.
j68BQ TIL that Nintendo's Game Boy was the first video game console to be played in space.