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TIL to this day, Unsolved Mysteries maintains a web presence, meant to allow those who see an old rerun and perhaps recognize a face or name to submit that information to the proper authorities.

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aO19 TIL while promoting “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” on the Daily Show, Hugh Grant angrily asked, “What is that clip? It’s a terrible clip,” to which Jon Stewart replied, “Well, then make a better fucking movie.”
bYKa TIL the First Family pays for most of its living expenses in the White House, including groceries, toiletries and some staff.
KYpJ TIL that a big group of women in the Ukraine have formed a modern amazon tribe called Asgarda. Their goal is to have complete autonomy from men, they train in different martial arts and sciences, and live in the Carpathian Mountains.
VMl5k TIL the cryptocurrency Dogecoin community raised $129,687 for the Jamaican national bobsleigh team, who qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics but lacked funding -- far surpassing the $40,000 necessary.
kOn9g TIL The BBC were infamous for "wiping" tapes of their shows (fans of Doctor Who know this story very well). But it's even worse then you'd expect. It's estimated 60 to 70 percent of all BBC programming produced between the mid-1950s and mid-1970s was deleted.