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TIL that the people on house hunters already bought a house before the show and the rest is staged

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0wyVR TIL about Peter Conover Hains, a US army officer who served in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and World War I, the latter after being recalled to active-duty at the age of 77.
59P9 TIL A segment for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in which Mr. Rogers underwent a tonsillectomy, inspired Romero to go into the horror film business.
XEPOD TIL of an anxiety disorder called Agoraphobia which causes you to have extreme fear of places. If it’s severe enough, you may not even be able to leave your home. You may not be able to visit with family and friends, go to school or work, run errands, or take part in other normal daily activities.
lW5N TIL that the MG-42 (german machinegun) fired so fast that human ear couldn’t discern the sound of individual shots being fired, instead hearing a sound described as like “ripping cloth” or a buzzsaw.
0Qrp TIL upon landing in England, William the Conqueror slipped and fell; to play it cool he grasped two fistfuls of soil and proclaimed ‘England is ours!’