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TIL The original Brewster's Millions (1945) was banned in Memphis, TN because Brewster's African-American servant was "treated too well."

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b9K8j TIL: Sculptor Selma Burke, a black woman, never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which was later adapted and featured on the US dime. It is widely accepted that the white John R. Sinnock's obverse design on the Roosevelt dime was adapted from Burke's work.
DQgrD TIL Deep-sea divers use a mix of 79% helium and 21% oxygen, making their voices squeeky. They need to use pitch control to understandably communicate.
4ka6X TIL there is a permanent settlement on Antartica other than a research base, called Villa Las Estrellas.
N7EPQ TIL of the Byford Dolphin decompression incident, where a diver was forced through a 60cm (24 inch) opening by compressed air and violently dismembered. Additionally, it caused the "expulsion of all of the internal organs of his chest and abdomen"
16818 TIL that Willie, a parrot, alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when the toddler she was babysitting began to choke. Megan was in the bathroom, the parrot began screaming "mama, baby" while flapping its wings as the child turned blue. Megan rushed over and performed the Heimlich, saving the girls life.