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

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6E1jl TIL Shortly after Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Iran from exile in 1979, he issued a fatwa ordering that Jews and other minorities (except Bahá'ís) be treated well. To this day, Jews are officially recognized and protected by the Iranian government.
YpoJZ TIL that before they were worn for fashion, high heels were worn in the 1700's by arrow-shooting cavalry, who stood up on galloping horses, to remain safely on their horse.
e976 TIL the HP Lovecraft novella “At the Mountains of Madness” was planned to be adapted into a film directed by Guillermo del Toro, produced by James Cameron, but it has not been greenlit since 2011 due to Universal Studios wanting it to be a PG-13-rated film instead of R-rated.