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TIL beginning with season 5 of That 70s Show, each episode in the series is named after a song by a rock band that was famous in the 1970s. Except for the finale, titled "That '70s Finale".

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PYNjJ TIL that in 1944 a crossword puzzle in the the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph unintentionally contained the names of the D-Day landing sites before the attack took place. This was believed to be the result of the puzzle creator hearing the words from schoolboys who interacted with soldiers.
5VKlk TIL Croagh Patrick, a mountain in Co. Mayo is one of Ireland’s most significant pilgrimage sites, where over 100,000 people climb the mountain annually, particularly on Reek Sunday, the last Sunday in July. The Archbishop of Tuam leads the climb each year.
rR8Rx TIL An Australian Fisherman caught a tiger shark and brought it to a local aquarium. The shark puked up a human arm in front of spectators. Investigators were able to distinguish that the arm was not bitten off by the shark,but was cut off and then eaten. The investigation led to a murder charge.
VMOmD TIL my ancestor lived to 128 years old and fought in the Glorious Revolution and the French Indian War.
7rGoO TIL Switzerland had enough nuclear fallout shelters to preserve it's entire population