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TIL that in his first appearance, Waylon Smithers was mistakenly animated with the wrong colour and was made to be African American. It was later described as an “extreme tan”.

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m1pbp TIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plants
Zpeao TIL in 2009 Elena Bodnar invented a brassiere with cups that can be separated and converted into two emergency face masks -- one for the wearer of the bra, and one to be given to a needy bystander
PYene TIL Oasis was once so popular in Britain that a single was released consisting entirely of the Gallagher brothers arguing during an interview, and the single hit #52 on the UK charts.
KOoWa TIL one of the first people to use the term "American Exceptionalism" was Stalin in 1929 when he argued that USA was not at all exceptional, and that it will eventually fall to revolution like any other nation.
XjW6 TIL that “Nigerian Prince” style scams began in the 1980s via postal mail, with letters addressed to women’s husbands asking what to do with multi-million dollar investments hidden in Nigeria. The spread of email lowered the costs and increased the effectiveness of these scams.