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TIL Trey Parker was convinced the South Park episode “Make Love Not Warcraft” would do poorly and lamented having to air it. The episode instead became one of the most well regarded of the series

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MaNb TIL that when the TV show “Frasier” was at its most popular, Moose (the dog who played Eddie) received more fan mail than any of the human characters
ygMe TIL that drowning in fresh water is caused by a different mechanism than drowning in salt water. Fresh water drowning causes cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation, while salt water drowning causes cardiac arrest due to increased blood viscosity and workload on the heart.
nlBo TIL Frosted Flakes cannot be trademarked and other products can be named Frosted Flakes
6EKjm TIL The world's biggest nuclear fusion project, known as ITER, has entered its five-year assembly phase. After this is finished, the facility will be able to start generating the super-hot "plasma" required for fusion power.
JYy5l TIL that the song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King, was originally meant to have been sung by Timon and Pumbaa. This idea was scrapped after Elton John himself intervened, saying “I don't want a big, stinky warthog singing my love song!".