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TIL Conan O'Brien credited “The Simpsons” with saving him. Prior to being hired on he was experiencing a personal and professional slump. He abruptly quit his SNL writing job with no plans other than aimlessly walking the streets of NYC for inspiration.

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kd8E TIL when Paul McCartney stated on The Simpsons “If you play ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ backwards, you’ll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup.”, he wasn’t joking. If you play the version used in the credits backwards, you can softly hear Paul reciting the recipe.
VA1Q TIL that during the 19th century, spiral staircases were installed in firehouse’s to keep the horses from climbing up into the living quarters. These staircases slowed down response time, which led to a new invention: the fireman’s pole.
oR0vr TIL that Carl Sagan’s team wanted to include Here Comes The Sun by the Beatles on the Voyager Golden Records that were intended to portray the diversity of human life and culture to potential extraterrestrial discoverers, but the record company EMI wanted $100,000, far in excess of the budget.
5YZZk TIL about “The Miracle Ship” in World War 2. Weeks after surviving Pearl Harbor, a Japanese torpedo blew it’s bow off. Presumed dead by the US, the few survivors built a bow out of bamboo. Never designed to fight, it won 60 battle stars and was the 4th most decorated battle ship in US History.
KO8ME TIL that "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" only works in that order. First, reduce consumption. Then, reuse what you do consume. THEN, recycle what you can't reuse.