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TIL Iona Morris was replaced as Storm in X-Men:The Animated Series because she would have been owed residuals otherwise

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5YlVD TIL Iran currently is the only country in the world that allows the sale of one's kidney for compensation (typically a payment); consequently, the country does not have either a waiting list or a shortage of available organs.
QNkQk TIL: The famous piano coda on Layla by Derek & The Dominos was plagiarized
oBwvA TIL There was an agreement drafted 2006 that would alter the Electoral College to reflect a popular vote like system. It requires 51% of states to adopt it to be enacted and is currently at 36%.
6ElQZ TIL that many US states still have laws against people with disabilities from marrying. And if they do get married, they will lose their benefits.
x6vk7 TIL the first transatlantic telegraph cable was completed in 1858 and it took 2 minutes for a single character to make the journey, the first full message from Queen Victoria taking almost 18 hours to complete.