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TIL that in non-english speaking countries Dora the Explorer actually teaches english and not spanish

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rNBBw TIL of the intense fued between James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul", and Joe Tex. It got so bad Brown turned up to a club they were performing at and started a fight where 7 people were shot. Afterwards, a man gave "each one of the injured a hundred dollars apiece not to carry it no further".
N7ZEb TIL of Vermin Supreme, who ran for President on the promises of time travel research, zombie apocalypse awareness, mandatory teeth brushing, and a free pony for every American.
Rxd8 TIL that zookeepers’ pregnancy test for polar bears is to have a specially trained beagle from Cincinnati sniff the bear’s poop.
N7NQJ TIL from 1935-1964 in the US all liquor bottles were required to have the phrase “Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this bottle”. This was done in an effort to discourage the reuse of empty bottles for selling moonshine, the sale of which was very common during the Prohibition era.
WkXZY TIL The Australian English for a duvet/comforter, "Doona", is an eponym for the Kimptons trademark "doona" product popular in the 70s.