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TIL Bullwinkle encouraged children to pull the tuner knob off their TV set. “In that way,” explained Bullwinkle, “we’ll be sure to be with you next week!”. An estimated 20k did, much to their parents’ chagrin.

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6Ep1Q TIL In the movie Interstellar on the water planet, there's a constant ticking noise in the background as part of the score. Happening every 1.25 seconds, each tick is a whole day passing on Earth.
VMOxp TIL about Georgia Ann Robinson. The first African-American policewoman with the LAPD. In 1919, she was officially appointed to a position of police officer. After having joined as a volunteer in 1916 during WWI.
kVKE TIL that 5,500 unexploded bombs from WWII are discovered in Germany each year
gmrA TIL Neil deGrasse Tyson criticized the scene in “Titanic” where Rose looks at the night sky after the ship sank, saying the placement of the stars was inaccurate. After speaking with Tyson, Cameron corrected the scene for the DVD- it was the only scene to be completely redone for the re-release.
VEaD TIL the Coconut was named by Spanish and Portuguese explorers who thought the three holes made it look like a human face. “Coco” means grinning face. The English made it “coconut” in 1613.