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TIL Spongebob Squarepants is credited for creating wider awareness of Leif Erikson Day outside the Norwegian-American community

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YpWQ7 TIL that the youngsters of Holocaust survivors are a lot more prone to anxiety due to hormone changes in their parents from the trauma of the Holocaust. Their kids acquired these traits.
bjrE TIL the band They Might Be Giants wrote a song, “Why Does the Sun Shine?” explaining that the Sun is mostly gas. After learning that isn’t true though, they made another song called “Why Does the Sun Really Shine?” to rectify their mistake.
O8ER TIL Oregon is the only state in the U.S. that has a two-sided flag.
jRRN TIL Scotland is so barren because most of it belongs to a few dozen of wealthy people who use it as hunting grounds. Huge numbers of deer bred by them destroy all new seedlings.
loGyV TIL that the character Tinky Winky from the British TV series 'Tellytubbies' was attacked by the religious right in America for being a "gay role model".