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TIL in 2013, Guinness World Records named 'Breaking Bad' the highest-rated TV series of all time, citing its season 5 Metacritic score of 99 out of 100.

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697Jm TIL Boer Commandos / Kommandos of what is now South Africa were civilian units of guerilla militia that ran parallel to British troops & were re-formed, conscripted to, & disbanded several times (last was 2005). Entire families in district command, control of taxes & fighting in rough terrain.
d8JNr TIL men who empty their ballsack five to seven times per week are 36 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer compared to those who ejaculated less than two times per week.
O1Eg TIL that the Motion Picture Academy refused to nominate Tron for a special-effects award because, according to director Steven Lisberger, “The Academy thought we cheated by using computers”
0wpJj TIL Great White Sharks are rarely seen in captivity because they will usually stop eating and exhibit depressive behavior upon capture.
7lXP TIL The Man Who Created James Bond Also Wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang