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TIL that F.D.R was directly responsible for founding The March of Dimes, which prompted the U.S. Government to place his image on the dime in 1946. The charity was started by friend of Roosevelt, Basil O'Conner to raise money for the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

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1aaQD TIL the theme song for the cartoon show Arthur is sung by Ziggy Marley
E1xew TIL the worlds first ever half-hour, completely computer-animated TV series was the Canadian show ReBoot.
x6p4g TIL about the 'Loudness War' - beginning in the 1980s and peaking in the early 2000s, music producers and broadcasters increased the audio levels of albums and radio stations. As a result of consumer complaints, US legislators passed the CALM act which mandated maximum broadcast sound levels.
ry61 TIL upon his death, otr & tv star Jack Benny’s widow, Mary, received a red rose. After several days, with another rose delivered each day, Mary called to find out who was sending them. The florist told her that Benny made arrangements for a rose to be sent to her every day for the rest of her life.
wLZAM TIL the Laotian rock rat, deemed extinct for 11 million years, was rediscovered in Laos along the Mekong river being sold as meat at a local street market in 2005