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TIL many laugh tracks were made by the Laugh Box machine developed by sound engineer Charles Douglass in 1953.

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VMd6k TIL It's believed that Japan's first nine emperors may not have existed. Despite the slim evidence available to historians the 10th Emperor, Sujin, is the first of the 'heavenly sovereigns' whose reign can be partially documented. The true date of his rule is unclear and sources are part mythology.
d8OE TIL Andre Royo (Bubbles from The Wire) was so convincing as a drug addict on location, a real addict approached and gave him heroin, claiming he needed a fix more.
M71kB TIL that only three soccer teams competed at the 1904 Olympics: the Canadian team of Galt F.C. won the gold, two teams from the USA (Christian Brothers College and St. Rose Parish) won the silver and bronze medals.
ADll7 TIL in that 19th century physicians warned women about a condition called "Bicycle Face" that was caused by riding a bike. Symptoms included wrinkles, manliness and "an appearance of exhilaration suggesting masturbation".
R4N8 TIL that in February 1991, 28 American soldiers died when a Patriot missile didn’t compute two floating point numbers correctly making it miss its intended target (a Scud missile) by 600 meters or 0.372822 miles