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TIL the first reality show was 1973’s An American Family documenting the life of a family, but ended up breaking it up – 10 million people watched as mom Pat complained about husband Bill’s cheating, moaned about their sex life and then, midway through filming, asked him for a divorce on camera.

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nWa5G TIL about the ghost ship Sachem, which started as a world class yacht in NYC, became a warship in WW1, transported Thomas Edison for wartime experiments, and eventually became a pleasure ship again before becoming stuck in a small creek in Kentucky where it sits today.
Z868a TIL pizza was invented in Naples, Italy. Since 2004, Italian law insists Neapolitan pizza must include wheat flour, flour yeast, mineral water, peeled tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, sea salt & olive oil to be considered pizza.
x60pB TIL that Muhammad Ali’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is mounted on a wall instead of the sidewalk. He requested the placement because of his shared name with the Islamic Prophet and felt it would be disrespectful for people to walk on it.
D1ZAV TIL of Fatal insomnia disease. A genetic mutation that 40 families are known to carry worldwide and can be random. When it starts you die within months to 1 year depending when you stop sleeping altogether. Life expectancy is 7 months to 6 years.
9wA8D TIL Aspirin and Ibuprofen work by Blocking COX Enzymes, preventing pain messengers from being sent to the brain, but Acetaminophen works by Preventing COX Enzyme Production in the first place.