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TIL the bark from a common tree in Eastern North America called the Black Oak is the source of quercitron, a yellow or orange dye.

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MKXV TIL a zoo in Pakistan features a man impersonating a woman, portraying a creature that’s half fox and half human, that will answer any question for a dollar

8ea0P TIL Bowie’s big early influence, singer & popular actor Anthony Newley, had 12 top 40 hits, was Oscar-nominated for writing the score to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, & wrote the title song of Goldfinger

m1vKP TIL Foot binding, the practice of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size, was still prevalent in China until the early 20th century.

9db6 TIL the first US Special Forces deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11 actually rode HORSES into combat with the Taliban.

X0En6 TIL the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a PG rating, but the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it an R.