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Til The Amazing world of Gumball could not seek legal action against a copycat so they made an episode making fun of them which ends in the copycats getting killed.

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jM0R TIL that the Japanese bombed Oregon in 1942 by ferrying a plane underwater via submarine to the U.S. coast. The plane launched from the sub to drop incendiary bombs on Mount Emily, becoming the first ever bombing of the continental U.S.
raM TIL After hearing about the 9/11 attacks, the Maasai tribe in Kenya gave 14 cows to America as consolation. Which is actually a lot, knowing that the only asset they have are their cows.
9w6v6 TIL of Aeschylus, an ancient Greek tragedian, who was killed after an eagle carrying a tortoise, mistook Aeschylus' bald head for a rock suitable for shattering the reptile's shell. Apparently, Aeschylus had been staying outdoors to avert a prophecy that he would be killed "by a falling object".
jPPM TIL: The most poisonous animal in America is the rough-skinned newt, whose skin contains a poison 10,000 times deadlier than cyanide. They are far more toxic than any other land animal because their predator, the garter snake has become increasingly immune to the toxin as it has become more potent.
R5j61 TIL that in 1990, six Arizona state legislators were convicted of taking bribes during the AZSCAM investigation. One accepted $55,000 in a gym bag and was sentenced to five years in prison. Another was caught on tape asking, “What’s in it for me?”