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TIL that music, including the theme, from "Little House on the Prairie" can be heard in the "Bonanza" episode titled "Stallion"

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erg5 TIL that 95% of consumers buy organic foods because they thought it meant it was pesticide free, even though farmers use pesticides on organic crops.
4XrOw TIL the longest papal election took 3 years (1268-1271), saw three electors die and one resign, and led to the creation of papal conclave rules which were designed to speed up elections.
xVoW5 TIL that there's a sovereign micro-state called "Andorra" located along the border of France and Spain that, with the exception of a few minor setbacks, has preserved independence for over 1,000 years
NG6M TIL on June 29, 1995, a department store in Seoul, Korea collapsed, killing 500 people. During construction, the owner insisted on adding an unauthorized 6th floor with a swimming pool. When his engineers protested, they were fired.
L51v TIL Korobeiniki, widely known for being featured in Nintendo’s 1989 release of Tetris, is actually a traditional Russian folk song. More details in comments.