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TIL ‘The Observer’, from the TV show Fringe, could be spotted on other FOX programming throughout the first season, such as in the audience of American Idol (video 14 in link), or on the sidelines of NFL and NASCAR events.

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69dLY TIL that Buddy Guy, the blues guitarist that influenced generations of other guitarists including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Santana, and John Mayer, is still alive at 86 and even has a worldwide tour this year.
OoXv4 TIL that world's first lesbian magazine was first published in 1925
9wNYX TIL That commercial airline flight crews - pilot, co-pilot, flight attendants - don’t get paid unless the aircraft is moving under its own power. So if you’re getting pissed about the delay, think about the people that should be getting paid but aren’t!
lonQV TIL sugar rushes were determined to be a myth in 1985 (and again in 1995)
XvvR TIL that in 2010 George Lucas said “I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race.“ Two years later, Lucas sold Lucasfilm Ltd. to Disney for 4.05 billion dollars and donated the proceeds to a charity that focuses on education.