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TIL that Speedy Gonzales was fully removed from Cartoon Network due to racial stereotypes until fans–including large Hispanic organizations–demanded he return

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gbX4 TIL that HMS Erebus, part of Franklin expedition lost for nearly 170 years was found near the island called in Inuit language “The big boat sank here” (14:30 in podcast)
E77o TIL Nike founded and oversees an ultra-elite running group, with state of the art equipment such as underwater treadmills, and whose athletes live in a specially designed house where filters remove oxygen so the athletes develop more red blood cells in a simulated high-altitude environment.
LkAOQ TIL that The Republic of Ireland drew up plans to invade Northern Ireland during the troubles in 1970
N79ob TIL Barter wasn't what societies used before money. Gift-giving and credit were the main means of exchanging goods and services.
W7JVY TIL a person called Andreas Mihavec holds the record of surviving the longest without any food or liquids. He was forgotten in a basement jail cell in Austria in 1979.