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TIL Mary Tyler Moore helped to make animal shelters no-kill in NYC by co-founding an adopt-a-thon organization called Broadway Barks

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jbGa TIL that All six members of Monty Python expressed interest in playing Willy Wonka in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, but at the time they were deemed not big enough names for an international audience
JYk7k TIL bears at Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in MT have jobs: try to open coolers/dumpsters/containers of treats. If bears can't make more than a tiny hole, the item is certified bear-proof. The GWDC is the only place where products can earn a certificate from the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee.
J1VYk TIL that during WWII, the town of Swastika, Ontario (founded in 1908) was renamed "Winston" by the provincial government. The residents removed the "Winston" sign and replaced it with a "Swastika" sign with the message, "To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first."
d8bgd TIL in the 1970's after the popularity of Bruce Lee films, nunchucks were made illegal in many countries including the U.S. They were (incorrectly) believed to be extraordinarily dangerous and still remain illegal to possess in CA and MA. NY's nunchuck ban was ruled unconstitutional in 2018.
nJbB TIL that when Anne Richards was running for Governor of Texas in 1991 her opponent Clayton Williams shot himself in the foot (figuratively) by stating “ Rape is like bad weather…if it’s inevitable lay back, relax and enjoy it..”