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TIL That there were over 1000 cartoons made in the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies brand and that they won five Oscars

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Meg6B TIL Uncle Tom was actually the hero that stood up against slavers but pro-slavery works created afterwards poisoned the name "Uncle Tom"
oRAX7 Today I learned that the green and yellow on the Brazilian flag correspond to a tribute to the royal houses of Portugal and Austria respectively. These colors appeared on the Brazilian Empire flag and remain on the current Brazilian flag.
X0nbR TIL the submachinegun the Australian forces used during WW2 was designed by a 16 year old boy in 1931. During the gun's life, its reliability earned it the nickname "Digger's Darling" by Australian troops. It remained a standard weapon of the Australian Army until 1971.
M77lm TIL that lemons float while limes sink
4NPg TIL Carl Sagan once said “An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. I know of no such compelling evidence.”