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TIL on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, the audience’s top responses are correct 91% of the time. Phone-a-friend answers are correct only 65% of the time.

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AO9n TIL The German city of Konstanz was not bombed by the Allied Forces during World War II, because the city left all its lights on at night, and thus fooled the bombers into thinking it was actually part of Switzerland.
a8O1Z TIL that Mozart wrote a song for performer Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, who was known for nodding her head down on low notes and raising her head on high notes, that contained many jumps from low to high notes. This caused her head to move in a way that Mozart found amusing.
rRv0w TIL That Pine Nuts come from Pine Cones
P1lmE TIL if an NFL team forfeits, the other team automatically wins 2-0. Those two points are not added to the team's season points that are used for tiebreaker scenarios.
gM18D TIL the Crypt Keeper has Chucky’s eyes. FX technician Kevin Yagher created both puppets and reused Chucky’s clear blue eyes for the show