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TIL 'An American Family' is widely considered to be the first reality TV series, first airing on PBS in 1973. Over 300 hours of footage of the Loud family was condensed into 12, one hour episodes documenting family drama resulting from a separation of Bill and Pat Loud.

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KYly4 TIL A force of 180 soldiers with only 12 firearms among them met the emperor of the Incas in the middle of a square in the city of Cajamarca. They massacred his retinue of 9000, capturing the emperor, while his army of 80,000 veterans stationed right outside the walls fled in terror without a fight
GYvK5 TIL that the movie "Titanic" cost more to make than the actual ship
KOl9Q TIL that starting in 1985, Australia built 22 small maritime patrol boats which it then donated (yes, donated) to a dozen Pacific island nations. In some cases these vessels are the only meaningful naval presence these nations possess.
ZymR TIL Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, has parents named Marge and Homer.
yVy8p TIL If you speak only one language you are a minority(40%) as most of the world speaks two(43% of people) or more languages.