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TIL that there was a band called “Previously On Lost” that summarized each week’s episode in song.

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Y7j4v TIL the nephew of Ramon Mercader, Lev Trotsky's assassin, is a famous Italian actor and film director famous for his comedic movies
jNLaN TIL of the 'Tri-State Tornado', a category F5 tornado that lasted almost 4 hours, caused $2.2 billion dollars in damages, killed 695 people, and carved a path from Missouri through Illinois to Indiana back in 1925.
0jYN TIL that during the a battle in 1797, British Admiral Horatio Nelson was badly wounded in the right arm. When he came to the surgeon he said, “the sooner it is off the better,” within a half hour of the amputation he returned to command of his forces.
m1WYE TIL that Rope Climbing was once an Olympic sport. It was held at 4 Olympics including Paris in 1924 and LA in 1932. In 1904, George Eyser won gold despite having a wooden leg!
bgRE TIL matt stone and trey parker did BASEketball with the assumption that south park would already be cancelled