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TIL the game Chinese Checkers is neither Chinese nor Checkers
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TIL after directly adapting Ricky Gervais’ antagonistic boss from the British version of The Office for the first few episodes, they completely rewrote character of Michael Scott to be more likable for the American audience.
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TIL Streets generally run East to West and Avenues generally run North to South.
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TIL after an American Idol contestant was rejected by the judges, he told them to “Be careful” (a common way of saying “Farewell” in Louisville ). The judges bristled immediately and took the comment as a threat.
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TIL that the first scripted inter-racial kiss on US television (Star Trek) was meant to be filmed with and without the kiss. Shatner and Nichols deliberately flubbed every take of the shot without the kiss so that they could not be used.
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TIL that the regional hospital in Sundsvall, Sweden, is cooled year-round with stored snow from the winter months, reducing energy consumption for cooling by over 90%