TIL that "Macgyver" started off as "Hourglass," a show that was to take place in real time over an hour. However, since each episode was supposed to stand by itself, its creator thought that they couldn't make it work as a series. The same concept was later used to make "24."
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MacGyver.com
The Real Origin Story - MacGyver.com
The Real Origin Story “The Real Origin of MacGyver” is Lee Zlotoff’s own recollections of how the MacGyver character was created. Part 1 – The Beginning Once upon a TV show… Hard to believe that it’s been a generation since MacGyver first whipped open his…
TIL that Christopher Walken worked as a lion tamer for a circus when he was 16 years old.
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Before Acting, Christopher Walken Tried His Hand at Lion Taming
This bizarre detail fits the profile of the eccentric actor.
TIL that Harry Kane, an English professional footballer and captain of the England national team, considered one of the best players in the world, scoring over 400 goals, has never won a major trophy
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Harry Kane
Harry Edward Kane MBE (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of the best…
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TIL that Princess Liu Chuyu of the song dynasty complained to her brother that it wasn’t fair that he had concubines while she only had a husband. He agreed and gave her a harem of 30 men.
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Liu Chuyu
Chinese princess
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TIL That J.K. Simmons played an anti-communist U.S. President Howard T. Ackerman in the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. Parodying the 2008 Presidential election, he was in ads that had Ackerman as an alternative to the other candidates. He gained 43 votes as a write-in candidate.
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J. K. Simmons
American actor (born 1955)
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TIL “Double Sunrise” was a flight operated by Qantas in 1943 between Australia and Sri Lanka that used to take nearly 28 hours observing two sunrises
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The Double Sunrise
airline service
TIL that in 2017, a 16 year old girl died of complications from "Rapunzel Syndrome", which is a compulsion to eat your own hair
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Why the 'Rapunzel Syndrome' Can Be Deadly
The condition led to the death of a 16-year-old girl in the United Kingdom. Here are some of the symptoms and treatments for trichophagia.
TIL that a 12 year old boy enlisted to fight in WWI after lying about his age and fought in the Battle of the Somme at 13 before his mother revealed his true age and brought him home.
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Youngest British soldier in World War I
Youngest British soldiers in the First World War
TIL This iconic picture taken during the Vietnam War in 1967 is actually an Australian Battalion heading back to their base, Nui Dat
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Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), just north ...
TIL that in 2014, "Good Grief" was to be a reality TV show following a family owned mortuary, but never aired due to the stars of the show having been evicted from their building, leaving behind eight decaying bodies, and being convicted of having abused a corpse.
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CBS News
Lifetime Drops Reality TV Show On Fort Worth Mortuary
The Lifetime TV network has dropped a reality show about a Fort Worth mortuary after eight decaying bodies were found at the facility and the co-owners were arrested for alleged corpse abuse.
TIL Billionaire Bill Gates Has A McDonald's 'Gold Card' That Gives Him Free Food For Life Worldwide
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Yahoo Finance
Billionaire Bill Gates Has A McDonald's 'Gold Card' That Gives Him Free Food For Life Worldwide
Few perks in fast food are as elusive and sought-after as the McDonald's Gold Card, which grants its holder free meals. However, the benefits of these cards can vary. While some are limited to local venues, others, like the one Bill Gates has, allow him to…
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TIL Vincent Price did about 400 recordings for The Hilarious House of Frightenstein in four days and for about $13,000 in 1971, his standard appearance fee. The show itself only ran for one season.
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Frightenstein
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein | with Billy Van & Vincent Price
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein - a 70's kids show starring Billy Van and Vincent Price. This non-profit tribute site is the definitive resource for Frightenstein fans.
TIL there are proposed plans to expand the US telephone system because the number of available new 3-digit area codes is expected to be used up by around 2050.
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North American Numbering Plan expansion
proposals to provide for more telephone numbers
TIL Ismail I became a conqueror at age 12 when he rallied an army of 7000 troops and conquered all of modern day Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and most surrounding regions. He became Shah of Iran and founded the Safavid dynasty at age 14, and is responsible for converting Iran to Shia Islam.
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Ismail I
Ismail I (Persian: اسماعیل یکم, romanized: Ismāʿīl; 14 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one…
TIL of Loma Prieta, an earthquake that destroyed the Embarcadero freeway in SF. Despite fears that a traffic apocalypse would be nigh were the highway not rebuilt, the congestion never materialized and remains of the freeway were removed.
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Livable City
Loma Prieta: The Earthquake That Started a Transportation Revolution - Livable City
At 5:04 pm on October 17, 1989, deep under the Santa Cruz Mountains, a 25-mile section San Andreas fault ruptured. Powerful shockwaves rippled...
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TIL that the largest rainforest in Southern Africa was unknown to the outside world until it was discovered via Google Earth satellite images in 2011. It sits on top of a “410-foot sheer rock protuberance”, making it virtually untouched by humans until recent research trips.
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The Verge
How Google Earth led a team of scientists to discover an untouched mountaintop rainforest
A “dream team” of scientists finally convened in the mountains of Mozambique.
TIL that Target used to be known for having a "Design of the Decade" award-winning pill bottle design, ClearRx, but it was discontinued when their pharmacy division was sold to CVS in 2015. The patent was filed in 2005 so in 2025 the design will be fair for anyone to use.
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ClearRx
Trademark for drug bottle design
TIL "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback was the most played song of the 00s on US radio.
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How You Remind Me
"How You Remind Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. With lyrics written by lead singer Chad Kroeger and music composed by the band, the track was released on July 17, 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, Silver Side Up (2001).…
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TIL that Asbestos' health hazard are not caused chemically, but mechanically. Asbestos fibers are so small that they pierce cell walls without killing the cell. Fibers cause mutations by piercing the mitotic spindle, which disrupts mitosis & causes chromosomal damage responsible for the ill effects.
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Asbestos
group of highly stable, non-flammable silicate minerals with a fibrous structure
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TIL that in the 1960s, a major conflict broke out between Brazil and France that essentially argued about whether lobsters walked or swam. At its peak, both countries sent out warships to protect their fishing zones.
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The National Archives blog
The Lobster War - The National Archives blog
Diving deep in the archive, you can find some stories which really stand out. Looking at Foreign Office papers about the relations between France and the United Kingdom, one particular item caught my attention. The main noscript was: ‘Lobster fishing dispute…
TIL that in 1949, Wernher von Braun wrote a science fiction novel in which he named the leader of Mars "Elon"
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Project Mars: A Technical Tale
2006 novel by Wernher von Braun
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