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TIL the pilot episode for Gilligan's Island was first aired in 1992, about 25 years after the three-year series' final episode. No series finale was ever filmed.

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p8l0Q TIL that Van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold at auction for the then record price of $82 million in 1990. Since then it has not been seen in public. Its Japanese buyer threatened to have it burnt with his cremation but it is now believed to be owned by a collector in Switzerland.
K7kJ TIL the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s was an extravagant nonstop party-house that attracted movie stars, politicians, and socialites alike to partake in endless decadence and hedonism, from champagne and caviar to sexual favors and recreational drugs
ADrx7 TIL about the unifying cube rule theory that claims to settle not only the "Is a hotdog a sandwich?" question, but many other similar food debates.
ADGBB TIL that Italian football team Perugia went an entire season unbeaten, but only came second in the league as they won 11 games and drew 19 for a total of 41 points, whilst league winners AC Milan won 17 games, drew 10 and lost three for 44 points.
8dk4 TIL of the Sakai incident, where samurais killed 11 french sailors, only to be condemed to ritual disembowelment themselves.