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TIL that 176 is not only an even number, but an abundant, odious, self, semipefect, practical, cake, happy, pentagonal and octagonal number

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6EdoJ TIL in 1974, Johnny Carson told NBC that he wanted the network to stop airing reruns of The Tonight Show on weekends by the following summer. They had to create an original program to run at 11:30 on Saturday nights. The show NBC created was Saturday Night Live.
OEnR TIL that in 1944, the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees played a “tri-cornered game,” which consisted of all three teams competing against each other and rotating between fielding, batting, and resting.
R5rV7 TIL the 🔫 emoji was the subject of controversy & was repeatedly redesigned.
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