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TIL that "Negro Motorist/Travelers’ Green Book”, was inspired by the Jewish Vacation Guide, a guidebook published and used by Jewish Americans at the time to navigate safely around the country in the face of widespread antisemitism

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E1B6d TIL Popsicle® was invented by an 11 year old boy in 1905 when he left his soda outside overnight and it froze.
NynE TIL that in addition to having the same social structure as bees, being resistant to cancer, and able to live up to 31 years, naked mole rats also have no pain sensation in their skin.
YpbrG TIL: There are some cars that attract women and others that drive them away.
7LJP TIL that if George Washington had been America’s king instead of its first president, an 82-year-old retired regional manager from San Antonio, Texas would likely be King of America today
Z8lBo TIL Actors who have used drugs, visited prostitutes, or broken the law are not allowed to appear on television, movies, or other forms of broadcast (radio and advertisement) in China