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TIL comedian Ike Barinholz has won the 6th highest amount of game show winnings in America

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WkrNY TIL most sitcoms two-storey houses will have two staircases going upstairs usually in the living room and in the kitchen. This is meant to provide additional entry and exit points which helps with staging for the characters. Some examples I know: 8 simple rules, Grounded for life and That 70s show.
9DDG TIL - NASA posted sounds made in space near different planets in 2007. They have been appropriately named “Spooky Space Sounds.” You can listen here.
R7Or6 TIL Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the East) was badly burned while filming The Wizard Of Oz. After being hospitalized she returned to set but refused to do any scenes with fire so her stunt double took her place in a scene riding a prop that spewed smoke which exploded injuring her as well.
LQRRP TIL very old hair dryers contained asbestos
j05n TIL In 1976, Elton John bought a controlling interest in Watford FC, his favorite boyhood football club, investing his own money and acting as chairman for many years leading to Watford’s promotion to the top division in English football