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TIL: Disney is contractually obligated to air The 700 Club, Pat Robertson's ultra-conservative Christian news magazine, three times a day on its Freeform cable channel, even though the rest of its shows have rather liberal themes. They play disclaimers beforehand to warn the audience.

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