{"id":98251,"date":"2025-04-16T17:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=98251"},"modified":"2025-04-16T17:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:03:29","slug":"discovery-channels-40th-anniversary-global-celebration-kicks-off-in-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/16\/discovery-channels-40th-anniversary-global-celebration-kicks-off-in-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Channel&#8217;s 40th Anniversary Global Celebration Kicks off in April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98250\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discovery-Channel-announces-40th-anniversary-celebrations.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discovery-Channel-announces-40th-anniversary-celebrations.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Discovery-Channel-announces-40th-anniversary-celebrations-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Discovery Channel is commemorating its 40th anniversary by honoring its long-held mission to inspire curiosity and wonder about the natural world. 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