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TIL That Spongebob Squarepants was originally going to be called Spongeboy and the show was originally going to be called Spongeboy Ahoy, but they had to change his name after it turned out that Spongeboy was the copyrighted name of a mop.

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ZL9G TIL Richard Nixon ended the draft, founded the EPA and OSHA, signed Title IX, was a proponent of the 26th Amendment, dedicated $100 million to the War on Cancer project, and became the first American President to give Native Americans the right to tribal self-determination.
Z8KpD TIL About polymer banknotes, and how they're in general circulation in at least 30 countries. They were first developed in Australia to replace paper banknotes with a more secure and more durable alternative.
d9AK TIL that in 1982 900 children from Mozambique went to East Germany to complete their secondary education and become the new socialist elite leaders of Mozambique. Problem was, when they returned in 1988, the Mozambique was no longer a socialist country
78N67 TIL of James Harrison, a man who saved 2.4 million babies by donating his extremely rare blood type. His unique blood helps prevent a life-threatening condition (Rhesus disease) where a mother's body harms an unborn baby's blood.
G6AN TIL of Dr. Liviu Librescu, Romanian-born Holocaust survivor and scientist. During the Virginia Tech massacre, he survived being shot through a door five times while aiding students in escaping the gunman. He later died of his injuries and was awarded Romania’s highest civilian honor.