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TIL that Sesame Street was initially banned in several states, such as Mississippi, for casting black and hispanic actors.

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b6Ed4 TIL American Airlines is the largest airline in the world when measured by scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger mile, and daily flights.
RPRw TIL Mother Teresa considered suffering a gift from God and was criticized for her clinics’ lack of care and malnutrition of patients.
v119K TIL many rockers have suffered injuries from headbanging.
kOVAB TIL the Cameroon olive pigeon (Columba sjostedti) is found in the dense misty forests and gullies from 1000 up to 2500m in elevation in Cameroon and adjacent Nigeria. It eats pulpy fruits and hard seeds. It has bluish gray plumage; yellow eyepatches, beak and feet; and white spotting on its breast.
4PAX TIL of a woman born with 3 fingers on her right hand. After a tragic accident, she lost her right hand and later developed a phantom limb…with 5 fingers.