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TIL of Chuck Cunningham syndrome, which describes the TV phenomenon where a character simply disappears, and their absence is never acknowledged and the other characters continue on as if nothing has happened.

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OoEdY TIL 3 Mile Island contained nearly all of its radioactive material and subjected surrounding residents to the amount of radiation equivalent to a half a chest xray. No additional deaths are implicated.
oGlK TIL The Aurora Ice Hotel in Alaska was made entirely of ice. Ice walls, ceiling, beds, bar, barstools, even martini glasses were made of ice. It was closed by the fire marshall for not having smoke detectors.
78YaM TIL About "Marriage by Proxy" where couples can be married in some US states with only one of them physically present and the other represented by a stand-in. One state, Montana, a "double proxy" is possible where neither party is present at the wedding.
OQx7 TIL Oreos are actually a knock-off of a cookie brand called Hydrox that was created 4 years before the Oreo. People soon assumed Hydrox was the knock-off as Oreos became immensely popular.
aKyy TIL: Jeff Daniels only got paid $50,000 for his role in Dumb and Dumber, while Jim Carrey got paid $7mil.