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TIL John Williams composed the original theme for Gilligan's Island

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awwaZ TIL the tiger blankets I've seen at the homes of multiple Mexican families are called San Marcos (and they have patterns other than tiger)
M5B7 TIL Humans are born with only two innate fears: the fear of falling and the fear of loud sounds. Every other fear is learned.
OoEOg TIL there's a Machine gun Nest at Hoover Dam.
QJZe TIL that a contestant on The Price Is Right dropped three chips into the Plinko board which all landed in the $10,000 slot, because fishing lines used to rig the game were accidentally left in after an advertisement was taped.
OGExY TIL: Trepanation is one of the oldest surgical procedures (if not the oldest) we have archaeological evidence for, dating back to 7,000–10,000 years ago.