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TIL of Superstar USA. Essentially "Anti-American Idol" only the worst singers progressed, but were told they were performing well. In the finale they revealed to the "winner" that she was actually a terrible singer, and the show was all a prank.

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b6PBa TIL Pragmatism, a school of philosophy, emerged in the US as a revolt against the overly intellectual, highly speculative, and closed systems of Idealism of the 19th century. It emphasizes that the merit of ideas, policies, and proposals lies in their usefulness, practicality, and workability.
N7DmE TIL at the Altamont music festival, dubbed "Woodstock West", doctors were forced to send out an emergency call for thorizene, a sedative that mitigates the bad effects of hallucinogenic drugs. Also, while four deaths occurred - four births also happened, hence the overall attendance went unchanged.
e0NED TIL the film “Legally Blonde” was originally suppose to take place at Stanford Law School but the school didn’t approve of the film script so the producers went to Harvard University instead
DLWr TIL that former Saints Safety Darren Sharper was already accused of rape in Nevada, Louisiana and Arizona when he was finally arrested for drugging and raping two women in Los Angeles. Investigators around the nation repeatedly failed to follow up on leads and test rape kits.
jdbp TIL there was a form of Icelandic witchcraft involving “Necropants” where someone would flay the skin off the legs of a friend’s corpse, steal a coin from a widow, and then wear the skin with the coin in the scrotum. The ritual was supposed to bring wealth.