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TIL the HGTV show House Hunters is staged and some houses featured on the show aren’t even for sale

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0dg0M TIL that Admiral Nelson's Spanish opponent at the Battle of Trafalgar, Federico Gravina said "I am a dying man, but I die happy; I am going, I hope and trust, to join Nelson, the greatest hero that the world perhaps has produced." while dying from wounds sustained during the battle
ADZ44 TIL Japanese are offered extra incentives for surrendering their drivers license such as discounted funerals.
l0vA TIL that Bill Cosby was accused of sexual assault by 13 different women between the 1970’s and 2004.
ORb1 TIL: Daniel Radcliffe wore the same dirty hat and jacket for six months in order to frustrate paparazzi because the pictures would always look “old” and couldn’t be sold.
gMVDy TIL about the bundling board. While used for strangers having to share a bed, it is also used by the parents of young, courting, puritan couples to achieve the emotional intimacy of sharing a bed while at the same time "discouraging" any real physical intimacy before marriage.