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TIL over 100 Doctor Who episodes were “taped over” by the BBC after airing and are likely lost forever, unless recorded on VHS, which was a rarer technology at that time.

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8a5WK TIL squirrels are omnivorous and will eat insects and mice.
OBBg TIL Jackie Gleason considered suing the makers of The Flintstones for ripping off The Honeymooners but he didn’t want the bad publicity from being “the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air.”
7rnAp TIL there are gloves that teach untrained musicians to play the piano in an hour. While wearing, the gloves vibrate in ways that stimulate certain movements to condition a user's hand for a specific task. These vibrations help the brain soak up knowledge even if the wearer isn't paying attention.
OOda TIL L. Ron Hubbard considered himself a nuclear physicist, even though his degree was from an unaccredited university. The one course in nuclear physics Hubbard took was in 1931, whose records indicate that he scored an F in the course. Hubbard dropped out of school shortly thereafter with a 2.28GPA
lo1oG TIL the overwhelming majority of doctors -- a total of 93 percent -- are concerned about the common meat industry practice of using antibiotics on healthy animals.