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TIL the FCC legally guarantees US political candidates massive discounts on ads

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N79jE TIL that an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, upset many parents because a teenage character "suffered no consequences and showed no remorse" for losing her virginity, prompting the network to "punish" the characters via a pregnancy scare
eNL5 TIL: Baby tortoises have been found on the Galapagos Island for the first time in over 100 years.
Z8E8v TIL that the US signed the independence treaty for the Philippines on the 4th of July, giving them both the same "Independence Day" until 1962.
OlN7 TIL the man that figured out how old Planet Earth really is was the same one who discovered world-wide environmental lead contamination which eventually lead to leaded gasoline’s banning.
Y7LKP TIL Ambergris – sometimes referred to as “whale vomit” - is a product of the sperm whale. 1.5kg is worth approximately $71,000