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TIL A Charlie Brown Christmas revitalized American demand for real Christmas trees, replacing the aluminum tree

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VbMk TIL during WW2 the British maintained an entirely fictional army, the 4th Army, that they successfully used to draw German forces away from invasion targets on multiple occasions, including the Normandy landings
LKxd TIL that one of the Hindu Gods, Ayyappa was born through a Homosexual intercourse between the chief Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva.
b9jDZ TIL Brazilian priest, Father Adelir Antonio de Carli, died after he floated out over the ocean suspended by hundreds of helium-filled party balloons and crashed into the ocean
KOjG9 TIL a Steelers fan had a heart attack when Jerome Bettis fumbled the ball in the 2005 AFC playoff game against the Colts. He wasn't upset that the Steelers might lose the game, but he was concerned Jerome Bettis' legacy would be tarnished during what would have been his last game ever if they lost.
JgYB TIL that Richard Belzer has played the same character, Detective John Munch, in many different TV shows. And since its the same Character, that means that Arrested Development is in the same universe as The X-Files.