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TIL That the phrase 'flying saucer' used as a substitute for an UFO is the result of a mistaken newspaper report in 1947 of the first well-known UFO sighting by the business mogul Kenneth Arnold who said the speeding aerial was crescent-shaped but moved "like saucers skipping on water".

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mxMev TIL in the Better Call Saul episode "Bad Choice Road", more frequent commercial breaks were had early on to preserve the dramatic tension of its 16 minute final sequence.
b6ejQ TIL that Super Bowl halftime shows were typically boring until the sketch comedy show 'In Living Color' aired a live special opposite of the Super Bowl XXVI halftime show in 1992. The special drew over 20 million views. The next year the NFL booked Michael Jackson for the halftime show.
Y7aDx TIL Chiquita is the successor to the United Fruit Company. The company has been fined for sponsoring paramilitary groups atleast as late as 2004.
Wk84A TIL that the first team to ever have players’ last names on the back of team jerseys was the Chicago White Sox in 1960.
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