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TIL - 'Jeopardy' players aren't allowed to make wagers referencing sex, Nazis, or Satan

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B6Db TIL On April 1, 1962, the Swedish national television broadcast a 5-minute special on how one could get color TV by placing a nylon stocking in front of the TV. Thousands tried it.
oBQb7 TIL Hanoi Hannah was a radio host for the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam war. Hannah would broadcast exact locations of US Army units, and address soldiers directly, In attempt to denounce and frighten the US Military.
KVDa TIL that a pregnant Indian woman swam nearly 1 kilometer across a swollen river to give birth in a hospital instead of her home
e0QZL TIL that sea turtles basically cry salt (without the emotion). The sea turtles' tear gland evolved into a "salt gland" so that it could expel salt from its body, which is very important for reptilian sea creatures. The substance released is salty brine.
BrLJK TIL A comet's tail can be as long as one astronomical unit in length (150 million km)