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TIL Peter Tomarken, the original host of Press Your Luck, also hosted a show on the Playboy TV channel

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Xnrj TIL Elephants killed 605 people in Assam b/w 1994-2006. In South Africa, 3 elephants killed 63 rhinos. Biologists think increased elephant aggression is the result of species-wide trauma from poaching & habitat loss, and direct trauma for those who saw family members murdered before their eyes.
DKMg TIL a Narwhals tusk is actually it’s left tooth which breaks through its lip. It is soft, and covered with small holes that fill with water and basically make the tusk a sensory organ, like a nose or ears.
VMOA0 TIL Married With Children never had canned laughter. They used only original laughter, applause, shouts etc. that came from the viewers while the series was filmed in front of them. Sometimes the audience had to be shut down for the show to continue.
16pl8 TIL the UK tradition of Fish and Chips was introduced by Spanish and Portuguese Jewish immigrants in the 16th century. It was created to allow Jews to safely eat fish cooked for Friday night dinner the following day on the sabbath, the day Judaism forbids cooking with fire or electricity.
766M TIL soda is fizzier in cans (vs plastic bottles) because CO2 cannot escape an aluminium can. CO2 escapes sealed PET bottles quite readily.