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TIL when Who Framed Roger Rabbit was released on LaserDisc in 1994 it was found that animators had included brief flashes of nudity from Jessica Rabbit. After Variety broke the story, many LaserDisc retailers reported that their entire inventory sold out within minutes.

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epOk4 TIL when Al Smith won South Carolina with 91.39% in 1928, it was the worst result for a winner of South Carolina in a presidential election after 1896 and prior to 1944.
VMrv0 TIL about Pontiac’s War, the most successful First Nation resistance against European invasion in North America. It resulted in British Reforms to maintain a strong and expensive army presence and consequently tax the colonies to fund the army, which led the way for the American Revolution.
4X4NX Donald Trump drinks 12 cokes a day.
doar TIL Kenya’s national motto is “Harambe”
XEV9j TIL of the Giantess of Nova Scotia, Anna Bates, who was 7 foot 11 inches (2.4m) tall. She joined a traveling circus and met her husband, Martin Bates, who stood 7ft 7.5in (2.3m) and together they had a 23lb 9oz baby, the largest ever recorded.