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TIL Apollo 13 Splashdown Broadcast was the 4th most watched event in the history of UK, it even got more viewers than the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana

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xVGM0 TIL that Doctor Who briefly featured Kamelion, an android who was "played" by an actual robot. Unfortunately, the writers had to kill the character off when the robot's inventor, who was the only one who knew how to control it, died in a boating accident.
loK8r TIL while Taylor Swift made $2.4 million through music streaming in 2018, she made $266 million in touring revenue that same year.
4XR4R TIL That, as of 2017, the US State that has the highest percentage of registered organ donors is Montana, with 93%. The lowest is New York at 23%. The overall number of American citizens registered to donate is 42% (2018.)
nVld TIL People implant magnets in their fingertips to augment their senses and detect electromagnetic fields.
yMV8 TIL In 1994 there was a rash of UFO sightings and confirmation of abnormal activity by National Weather Service Radar in West Michigan.