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TIL that two people have won the 1 million dollar prize on “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” – a superintendent from Georgia and the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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VBQOp TIL 1934's "It Happened One Night" inspired characteristics of Bugs Bunny. There is a scene in which Clark Gable's character is continuously called "Doc," a scene in which he eats carrots while talking quickly with his mouth full, and an imaginary character named "Bugs Dooley" is mentioned.
Q78M TIL Disney’s film “Song of the South” (based on the “Uncle Remus” books and famous for its “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” song) has never been released in its entirety on home video in the United States due to its offensive racial stereotypes and benign portrayal of ex-slaves and their former masters.
6ENLl TIL During his 2009 TED talk, Bill Gates opened a jar of mosquitoes saying “Malaria is spread by mosquitoes. I brought some… I’ll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected” and waited for about a minute before telling the audience that the bugs were malaria-free.
Oox6 TIL that, according to a mating theory called Hypergamy, a woman will always encounter instinctive urges to leave her current partner in favor of someone she percieves to be of “superior” status.
PYNPO TIL about Dayton “Wheels” Jones, a pro Killer Instinct player who was born with SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) type 2. Despite his genetic disorder, he’s an absolute master at Killer Instinct. He won 2nd place at the 2017 Combo Breaker tournament.