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TIL CBS only renewed "Rules Of Engagement" for a 7th season, to make it hit exactly 100 episodes. Sony makes final season deals, and has done so with "Community" at NBC at 97 episodes and "Til Death", at Fox at 81 episodes. Sony sitcoms almost always get to syndication before a cancellation.

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QNbWL TIL King Philip IV of Spain’s first wife was 13 years old - when he was 10. They had 10 children, but the only son surviving infancy died at 16. Desperate for an heir, Philip then married his 14 year-old niece when he was 44. They had 5 children together. He also had 30 illegitimate children.
X0VEP TIL about Enoteca Maria, a restaurant in New York where the chefs are grandmothers from various countries and cultures. Each day, a different grandmother takes charge of preparing a special dish, offering customers a diverse range of traditional cuisines from around the world.
670Y TIL that in 2009, a 13-year-old kid with Aspergers, having feared being scolded by his mother, decided to runaway and dissapear by riding the NYC subway for 11 days. Despite being heavily monitored 24/7, no one noticed him.
QNNj9 TIL that Dusty Springfield recorded her 1966 megahit "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" in the studio's stairwell because it was the only place the acoustics suited her. Dusty still needed 47 takes before she was satisfied.
R5K1w TIL about the 1st Special Service Force, aka the “Devil’s Brigade” – a US-Canada joint unit composed during WWII and the first modern special forces. They fought and died together during the most dangerous allied deployments of WWII, and suffered a casualty rate of up to 77%.