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TIL that there were so many 90s CARTOONS I loved!

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16OYD TIL some states in India pay policemen to keep mustaches to appear more intimidating
EZxX TIL That in 1992, Pope John Paul II apologized for the church’s harsh treatment of Galileo Galilei for his idea that the Earth went around the Sun.
YpNDr TIL Dandelion plants originated in Europe/Asia, and were only brought to North America by 17th-Century colonists. The plants nutritional value, along with its rugged nature, made it an efficient resource for the settlers.
rl5o TIL since government rules prevented spending more than $750 for a single automobile, FDR did not have an armored car. So he used Al Capone’s.
6EOgX TIL that, contrary to expectations, objects with greater drag generate less heat when entering the atmosphere. This is because a pocket of air forms in front of the object. After this was discovered in 1951, vehicles such as the Apollo capsule were designed to enter the atmosphere blunt-end first.