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TIL in 2001, the Irish comedy series “Father Ted” was introduced to U.S. audiences through Boston’s WGBH-TV. They aired the show on a trial basis but discontinued it after receiving viewer complaints about it being “Anti-Irish and Anti-Catholic”

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wL4B7 TIL Uravan, CO was a mining town that provided uranium to the Manhattan Project. The town was shut down in 1968. Over the next 20 years, Uravan and its contents were completely demolished to decontaminate the area because of radiation.
XExNX TIL That Hitler blamed the German people for his failures.
epVAg TIL The longest-ruling contemporary politician in Europe is the current president of Montenegro - Milo Đukanović - who held various positions since the introduction of the multi-party politics in the country 33 years ago. Twice as president, 6 times as prime minister, 30 years as ruling party leader
Mpy8 TIL the author of “Goodnight Moon” left all of the book’s royalties to her 9-year old neighbor, Albert Clarke, in 1952. Since then, Clarke has been arrested dozens of times, had 2 kids with a homeless woman he met on 6th Avenue in NYC, and has squandered most of the millions he has received.
7rn9p TIL that the character Butters was inspired by South Park staff member Eric Stough, a close friend of Trey Parker. Because of his “geeky” tendency to avoid offending others, something the pair found annoying, Matt Stone would refer to him as “little buddy” eventually shortening it to “Butters.”