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TIL of "Network Decay" which describes how cable television shows drift away from their original intent for the pursuit of ratings. It is why channels like The History Channel now air reality shows and Ancient Aliens.

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Xxyj TIL the Onion was nearly sued out of existence by Janet Jackson for running an article titled “Dying Boy Gets Wish: To Pork Janet Jackson”
oB4vY TIL Shoe shops used in-store x-rays machines on children to ensure a good fit from 1920-1970 until they realised the dangers of radiation
R5071 TIL that bugs called Eyelash mites live on our eyelashes, feeding on dead skin and oil and acting as a cleaner for our bodies
woE5E TIL: Disabled people are still being subjected to shock therapy torture in the United States in Mass
P4JE TIL that in 2005, women from one of the poorest slums in Uganda spent two weeks breaking rocks to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The women, most of whom were displaced by civil war and who earned less than a dollar a day, contributed over $1,000 to the Katrina relief effort.