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TIL since 2015, Sesame Street has been funded by HBO due to PBS funding issues

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wonB6 TIL the "Three Lions" on the England football shirt and Royal Banner of England originate in a French royal dynasty, the Plantagenets. Under this dynasty, the Magna Carta was enacted and the Hundred Year's War started, when Richard III declared himself heir to the throne of France.
OGJn1 TIL King James I who famously translated the bible, also wrote Daemonologie, a guide to demons, witches, and witchcraft.
6EnNQ TIL that Dimebag Darrell almost joined Megadeth, but declined because there were no spots for Pantera's drummer and Dimebag's brother Vinnie Paul.
eWrb TIL that there were Muslim artists who depicted Mohammed in full or with a partially hidden face
lo8XK TIL Scientists Create ‘Revolutionary’ Artificial Womb. The researchers successfully tested the system on fetal lambs, but they hope that the technology can one day be applied to helping save the lives of critically preterm infants.