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TIL of the Great Donor Show, a controversial reality TV show from 2007 where a terminally ill woman intended to donate a kidney to one of 25 participants. The show was staged, with the ultimate motive of increasing the amount of donors, a goal in which it succeeded. The show won an emmy

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5YGPk TIL: The television was invented by a 14 year old.
9dYG TIL that after his role in The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith learned to solve a Rubik’s cube in 55 seconds.
OWng TIL: Wolves being reintroduced into Yellowstone in 1995 caused regrowth of many populations and even saved the rivers from erosion .
b9eRE TIL that when you get a kidney transplant, they don't replace your kidney(s), they just stick a third one in there.
l7M8r TIL that in 1797, conditions at Rugby School were so bad that the pupils staged a "Great Rebellion". The headmaster's office was blown up with gunpowder and troops had to be called in to restore order. The ringleader later rose to the rank of General in the British Army.