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Til in the original Charlie and the chocolate factory ran into controversy with the NAACP over its depictions of Oompa-Loompas as being of "black pygmy descent" with an illustration to go along t after hearing the criticism Dahl decided to change it to be more fantastical.

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Z8gva TIL the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 will be the only total solar eclipse in the 21st century where totality is visible in Mexico, the United States of America, and Canada.
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