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TIL about the Gault archaeological site, which has convincing evidence that humans inhabited North America 20,000 years ago

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rrL1 TIL of John Laufer, the man who stopped Mall Spree Killer Sylvia Seegrist. He did not know that she was shooting real bullets and simply walked up to her and grabbed the gun from her as it was annoying. He thought it was a fake gun it was a Halloween prank.
kOwa7 TIL ‘Mr. Brightside’ by The Killers has remained on the U.K’s Top 100 singles chart since it’s release in 2004.
a87My TIL In 1979 Fotomat started renting videos, 6 years before the creation of Blockbuster Video. Customers would order from a catalog, call the local Fotomat, and pick it up the next day for a 5 day rental at $12.95. They had exclusive contracts for Disney and Paramount films. Discontinued in 1982.
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bpZ TIL Andrew Zimmern from “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern” was homeless before becoming a TV personality