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TIL Seth MacFarlane wrote 26 episodes of Dexter’s Lab and 20 episodes of Johnny Bravo before creating Family Guy/American Dad/Cleveland Show/Ted.

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GYM11 Today I learned David Klavins made a vertical grand piano standing 14 feet and 9 inches.
mxvZR TIL in Germany in 1938, while searching for a water source for a town, workers found an ancient spring feed line to a Roman aqueduct which had supplied Cologne 60 miles away. The feed was simply connected into the modern water network. To avoid damage to the spring no archaeological work was done.
ekpg TIL that Aaron Paul, before starring in “Breaking Bad” with Bryan Cranston, unsuccessfully tried out for “Malcolm in the Middle” for the role of Francis Wilkerson, the eldest son of Cranston’s character, Hal Wilkerson
nWeXG TIL watches on display are generally set to 10:10 so that all hands can be seen clearly and can be viewed in their entirety. This also allows any subdials to be seen which are generally placed at the 3, 6, or 9 positions.
Bg0vk TIL Daughter from California syndrome is a phrase used in the medical profession to describe a situation in which a disengaged relative challenges the care a dying elderly patient is being given, or insists that the medical team pursue aggressive measures to prolong the patient's life