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TIL "Super Dave Osborne" is the real-life brother of comedian Albert Brooks

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d84pr TIL that Wisconsin has the same number of bars as California despite a population that’s 85% smaller. 1 bar for every 1,862 residents compared to California’s 1 for every 11,962 residents.
PQJL TIL Arizona has a “Stupid Motorists Law” which states that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of his/her rescue
DV7Y TIL that Pakistan is actually an acronym for Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Indus and Sindh. The suffix -istan means “land” or “home”
p8v8O TIL a documentary TV crew's search for exotic animals off of Australia's coast instead turned up a real-life island castaway
DQmgV TIL the London Symphony Orchestra became the only classical group ever to have a music video debut on MTV’s Total Request Live with the premiere of John Williams’ “Duel of the Fates.” It lasted on the countdown for 11 days.