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TIL that when Sesame Street was first introduced to Japan back in 1971, the broadcaster aired the American version and initially targeted it to junior high school students because that was the level where Japanese kids began English lessons.

PVYO TIL the organization that runs U.S . presidential debates is independent of the government and owned by the Republican and Democratic Parties. It has been criticized for negotiating secret contracts between candidates, excluding third parties, and “perpetrating a fraud on the American voter.”
Ypjox TIL Operation Bagration, a Soviet offensive in Byelorussia that lasted between June 23 and August 19, 1944, was the largest defeat in German military history. Twenty-eight (out of 34) German divisions were wiped out, with 57,000 soldiers taken prisoner.
nWPdP TIL that the Library of Congress, the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de facto national library of the United States, contains "Fallout Equestria", a crossover fanfiction between the "Fallout" video game and "My Little Pony" TV show
R5eb1 TIL During a 2017 basketball game in Auckland, NZ, player Akil Mitchell's left eyeball popped out of its socket after an accidental collision with an opposing player. Mitchell could feel the eye on the side of his face and could still see out of it. Mitchell managed to make a full recovery.
pYA1b TIL: An MIT study in 2018 found that skill matters more than luck in fantasy sports according to the associate dean of engineering. However, the effect varies depending on sports data. Basketball/baseball were more skill based due to more stats, while fantasy football/hockey were the least.