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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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9YO46 TIL that Edmund Ironside was allegedly stabbed whilst on a toilet, by an assassin hiding in the pit beneath. The assassin escaped after leaving the weapon fixed in Edmund's bowels
awwRo Parasites of parasites—sometimes called hyperparasites—seem to be quite common. In fact, parasites of parasites are themselves prone to parasites, leading to what might appear to be an endless progression of interspecies abuse.
0wdG5 TIL that when Alice Cooper released their album "School's Out" to the public, they pranked the public by warping the record in a pair of vibrant colored (and flammable) panties
P17VL TIL a B-17 gunner named Maynard Harrison Smith put out an ammunition fire during a battle by urinating on it. He later earned a Medal of Honor.
wLVpE TIL that Misophonia (also called "sound-rage" syndrome) is a condition in which strong negative emotions and physical reactions (e.g. sharp anger, aggression, pain) are triggered by specific, common sounds.