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TIL a TV sitcom called "Turn On" was pitched as "the first computerized TV show." It was cancelled after one episode

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Me7Vb TIL during WWII the Japanese submitted multiple ground breaking studies to peer reviewed journals they said were conducted on monkeys. In reality they were conducted on humans as part of Japan's infamous Unit 731 projects.
v1rp7 TIL 8 Canadian have died in charity boxes between 2015-2019. People get trapped while trying to steal donations, or when seeking shelter.
pYOrN TIL that the lava on Mustafar in 'Revenge of the Sith' was real. Lucasfilm recorded the real volcanic eruption of Mount Etna in 2002 and used it in the film.
RbWa TIL that someone build a working hydrolic computer to simulate an economic model, with water flow to represent money flow
RrDl TIL that French Bulldogs cannot reproduce on their own. They have to be artificially inseminated AND deliver only by C-section.