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TIL that in 1990 there was a revival series of The Brady Bunch called The Bradys, which featured most of the original cast and had more dramatic storylines (e.g., Bobby becomes a parapalegic and Marcia is an alcoholic). It lasted for 6 episodes.

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16OMO TIL Kaluga (Huso dauricus), also known as the river beluga, is a large predatory sturgeon found in the Amur River basin. With a maximum size of at least 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) and 5.6 m (18.6 ft), the kaluga is one of the biggest of the sturgeon family.
9Yeep TIL that the first two ironclad ships, one from each side during the civil war, battled for hours because their cannon shots proved entirely ineffectual against each other's iron armor. After a long period of fighting, both ships retreated to their respective ports.
Agl4 TIL in 1983, a small town in Missouri was permanently evacuated when high levels of dioxin were discovered in soil samples. It was discovered that a man hired to oil the dirt roads to keep dust down had used waste from a company making Agent Orange.
WZL TIL in South American countries like Bolivia, children who work have formed their own worker’s unions and are advocating for their right to work to be written into the constitution.
Zd0v TIL: Redd Foxx died of an actual heart attack in 1991 on set, nobody helped him because everyone thought it was all part of the fake heart attack act he was famous for.