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TIL that in 1970, the state commission in Mississippi voted to not air Sesame Street because of its “highly [racially] integrated cast of children” which “the commission members felt ... Mississippi was not yet ready for”.

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lo1dA TIL of Adam Rainer, the man who was born and lived the first 20 years of his life as a dwarf at 4’10”. Then he started to grow at an alarming rate and died as a giant at 7’1”.
DXRJ TIL that married women drink more than their unmarried counterparts, whereas the opposite is true for men, according to a 2012 study.
l7XBr TIL on 21 July 1950, An elephant called Tuffi fell 12 metres (39 ft) down from the Wuppertal Suspension Monorail into the River Wupper in West Germany
9YN6 TIL a woman was left with a Chinese accent resulting from a migraine - Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS)
1vP7 TIL that a man bought a house next to his ex-wife so he can install a giant middle finger statue for her to see everyday