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TIL that Betty White was the oldest of the four main actresses on The Golden Girls and the last to pass away.

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xVL5k TIL Project RENEW, co-founded in 2001 by a US Army vet in an effort to help clear unexploded bombs in Vietnam, now spends about $24 million a year clearing unexploded ordnance, teaching children about the risks, and assisting victims. The project cleared 17,000 bombs in 2017.
dPeB TIL The Kansas State Marching Band did a formation that looked like a phallic object was entering the mouth of South Dakota’s mascot, resulting in a fine and a game suspension of Kansas State’s director of bands.
l7lEA TIL Physicians used to prescribe medicinal alcohol during the 20s prohibition. To help several affections like cancer, indigestion or depression among others.
DQp0V TIL Happy hour (discounted alcoholic drinks) has been illegal in Massachusetts since 1984
9w5ZG TIL a Triple Tautonym occurs when a genus, species name, and subspecies name are all the same word. Examples include Gorilla gorilla gorilla (western lowland gorilla) and Pica pica pica (Eurasian magpie). These names are allowed in Zoology but not in Botany.