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TIL in 1976, Margaret Hamilton reprised her role as the Wicked Witch of the West for an episode of Sesame Street. Screenings showed kids were "exceptionally attentive" during scenes with the witch and their fear was difficult to judge. The episode was never re-run and became lost.

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6nP7 TIL “Mark Twain” (meaning “Mark number two”) was a Mississippi River term: the second mark on the line that measured depth signified two fathoms, or twelve feet.
XdVX TIL the cannibalism depicted in the 1980 horror movie “Cannibal Holocaust” was so realistic, the director Ruggero Deodato was brought to court and had to prove he didn’t actually kill his actors.
oRnnR TIL that Houdini, the escape artist, worked as a spy for Scotland Yard. In the early 1900s, he infiltrated and spied on the German police, sending reports back to a British spymaster named William Melville. In exchange, Melville made sure that Houdini's career as an entertainer took off in London.
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oKd8 TIL Chris Paul, one day after his 61 year-old grandfather was murdered, scored 61 points in a high school basketball game, intentionally missed a free throw, and asked his coach to pull him out. He then sat on the sideline and wept.