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TIL that the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) led to the cancellation of Reading Rainbow

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QVoL TIL there is a mysterious expanding black goo called La Mancha Negra (the black stain) that covers parts of roads in Caracas, Venezuela. Millions of dollars have been spent researching it, yet the cause is still unknown. 1,800 people have died in auto accidents due to the goo.
4kWkb TIL Singles' Day or Bachelors' Day or Double 11 is an unofficial Chinese holiday for people who are not in a relationship. The date, 11/11, was chosen because the number 1 resembles a bare stick, Chinese Internet slang for an unmarried man.
LAKP TIL Gin and Tonics were created by the British Army to help fight Malaria in India. Quinine, the medicine that fought Malaria, tasted so bad gin was used to make the medicine more drinkable.
VAQm TIL that the serial killer Joseph Duncan had a Blog before he was jailed where you can clearly see his descent into madness.
J1BMk TIL that no human has beaten a computer in a chess tournament in over 15 years.