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TIL in 1994, when the show Married… With Children moved its taping locale from Fox’s Hollywood Studios to the Sony-Columbia locale where the ABC series Full House had taped, prior to taping their first show at the new locale, the cast held an exorcism to rid the studio of the Full House spirits.

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X0aPQ TIL that NASA's Apollo 12 mission was struck by lightning twice during launch, 36.5 and 52 seconds after liftoff on Nov. 14, 1969. The mission continued successfully thanks to flight controller John Aaron's quick thinking—resetting a crucial system and allowing the crew to safely reach the moon.
KOPnR TIL when a person is frequently exposed to cold water and wind, they develop bony growths inside their ear canals. If left undealt with, the growth will completely block the ear canal and cause significant or total hearing loss.
rore TIL Tesla’s entire production line once completely stopped due to a $3 USB cable being accidentally unplugged
nPeP TIL John Lennon referenced his beating women in the lyrics to Getting Better. In a Playboy interview he said. “I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence. I will have to be a lot older before I can face in public how I treated women as a youngster.”“
rRbP4 TIL 'Turn On' (1969) was the shortest lived show in TV history, being yanked off the air by some affiliates before it even returned from the first commercial break in the first episode. The creators were paid to never air it again.