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TIL that ‘Arthur’ is the second longest-running animated series in the U.S., behind 'The Simpsons’

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6EyE7 TIL one 1990 episode of Quantum Leap managed to predict some of the events of the 1996 Super Bowl. Not only did the screenwriter correctly predict that the Pittsburgh Steelers would be playing, the Steelers also ended up trailing by 3 at some points of the game, just like in the show.
axXL TIL that the first official “Catholic Church” recorded same sex marriage was in Spain on April 16, 1061 and the church NEVER annulled it…
4XMga TIL synthetic shampoos weren't invented until the 1930s, with frequent/daily shampooing only becoming the norm in the 1970s and 1980s.
WkE7N TIL Geothermal water is used to heat around 90% of Iceland's homes, and keeps pavements and car parks snow-free in the winter.
Dymr TIL - Nature is so good at evolving critters that aren’t crabs into crab-like things there’s a term for it: Carcinisation