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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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R7p5j TIL that when glasses for nearsightedness began to appear in the 15th Century, because they were unusual and rare they were seen as having magical powers, and people who wore glasses were thought to be in league with the devil.
JoL8 TIL Big Ben Clock Towers time is kept accurate by adding or removing pennies on its pendulum changing the clock’s speed by +/- 0.4 seconds per day
pYBXG TIL Pandalid shrimp are a rare example of hermaphroditic animals. These shrimp are born male only to eventually become female later in life.
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