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TIL that during a 1969 TV screening of the British Royal Family's life, more than 30 million people tuned in. During intermission, so many toilets were flushed simultaneously over England that it caused a water shortage.

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k60g TIL HBO programming president Michael Lombardo didn’t understand why fans of Game of Thrones wouldn’t want the show to catch up with the books. He said: “I finally understand fans’ fear—which I didn’t a couple years ago…Let’s all hope and pray that’s not going to be a problem.”
awGXM TIL that the infamous "miserable pile of secrets" line from Castlevania predates the game series, first appearing in Antimémoires by André Malraux
EgKlX TIL that Lady Gaga's manager, without Gaga's input, denied Weird Al approval to release a parody of one of her songs on his 2011 album. After Weird Al released the song for free on YouTube, Lady Gaga heard the parody for the first time and allowed Weird Al to release it with the album.
XAKD TIL a single church spire emerging from the center of a lake marks the architectural tomb of an entire town flooded during World War II
nGlB TIL that as part of their training, 18 month old circus elephants are chained together and made to stand still for 23 hours a day