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TIL that the Looney Toons Golden Collection DVD’s have a disclaimer explaining racial stereotypes in some cartoon shorts, airing them unedited “because to do otherwise would be the same as to claim these prejudices never existed”.

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JaZ1 TIL that since the Chernobyl disaster, the area inside the ‘exclusion zone’ has become home to hundreds of wild animals such as deer, owls, boars, bears and beavers.
L0ym TIL your language affects how you see colors, such that a Himba speaker could not distinguish between blue and green, but could immediately separate almost identical shades of green
E1e5W TIL The Backfire Effect: when given evidence contrary to their beliefs, instead of changing their minds - it strengthens them.
Vkb8 TIL When a bald eagle loses a feather on one wing, it will drop a matching feather on the other side to maintain its balance.
e8ek TIL In 1914 the Coca-Cola Company was flooded with look-alike competitors. They requested design proposals for their product: a “bottle so distinct that you would recognize if by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground.” It became a classic example of design patents for law students.