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TIL that CURRENT data shows Whites outnumber Blacks receiving welfare 2 to 1, despite a recent TIL using 18 yr old data claiming otherwise.

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6EZ6m TIL Due to the absence of the fifth finger on the hands of cartoon characters, animation studios have managed to save several millions of dollars, since this decision cut the time for the frame-by-frame rendering of characters.
18kP TIL that Queen was probably the most educated rock band ever. Freddie Mercury - degree in Art & Graphic Design, Roger Taylor - Biology, John Deacon - Electronics & Brian May - Astrophysics (& recently completed his doctorate after a 30-year hiatus).
l7nwa TIL that B-Movies were meant to be the bottom half of a double movie feature and were cheaper than Hollywood A-List Films (about 20% of the budget). Until the 1950s and 1960s, they were just considered cheaper films that theatres would pay a flat rental fee. The 'B' was not a grade for poor value.
7dwb TIL on April 1, 2007, Google sent an email to all of its employees warning that a python was loose inside of their New York office. It was not a joke.
yVDkw TIL James Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion (Titanic), the first two films to gross over $2 billion (Titanic and Avatar), and is the only director to have had three films gross over $2 billion (Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water).