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TIL that the funky Sesame Street segment known as “Pinball Number Count” which counts to 12 by following the journey of a pinball was created in 1976 and featured The Pointer Sisters.

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Z85jo TIL In 2003 ABC aired a reality show called "Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People" with a panel of judges including Lorenzo Lamas & Rachel Hunter evaluating contestants on the sole criterion of their physical attractiveness. It was cancelled after 6 episodes due to low ratings.
1bQ7 TIL Female humans, pilot whales and killer whales are unique among animals: they are the only three mammals known to undergo menopause. This allows them to help their children survive into adulthood and—if they’re lucky—to act as grandmothers to the next generation.
WJGX TIL that on Christmas, 1979 the first president of Equatorial Guinea had 150 of his opponents killed; Soldiers dressed up in Santa Clause outfits and executed them in a football stadium while amplifiers played “Those Were the Days”
XEXBD TIL Disney owns 12 of the 32 highest-grossing media franchises of all-time
GYxnj TIL that in 1993, South Africa produced around 619 tons of gold per year, the world’s biggest producer. But by 2018 the country was ranked 9th with only 120 tons produced per year. 1st to 8th: China, Australia, Russia, USA, Canada, Peru, Ghana, Mexico