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TIL that I Love Lucy (American TV show) was the first television show to be rebroadcast…. The 1st Rerun

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pmXQ TIL at the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
epZ9b TIL That "RadiThor, an energy drink originally contained radium. A 1oz bottle would sell for about $1 (US) in the 1920's. It was also claimed that it would cure all sorts of ailments.
VMXnZ TIL George Lucas hated the Star Wars Holiday Special so much he said, "If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that show and smash it."
epBd4 TIL many kingdoms and empires hired court dwarves. Their responsibilities included standing next to the king to make him look taller, and providing entertainment by being small. Confucius was said to have executed many of them after winning a debate.
YpLnW TIL that the highest-grossing stop motion animated film is Chicken Run (2000), beating out Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas.