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TIL that “Frasier” was going to be based in Denver. Far from Boston to prevent NBC from demanding that other characters from Cheers make guest appearances on the new show during its first season. After first choosing Denver, the producers ultimately chose Seattle as the setting.

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R6El TIL Stephen Colbert founded a shell corporation in Delaware named Anonymous Shell Corporation so it could be given large donations to anonymously funnel into his Super PAC, he asked FMR. FEC Chairman Trevor Potter how it was different from money laundering. Potter’s response was “It’s hard to say.”
nWJVb TIL that during WWII, the British government implemented Operation Pied Piper, evacuating over 3 million children from cities to rural areas to protect them from bombings. These "evacuees" were sent away from their families, impacting communities but ensuring their safety.
KoAG TIL that the original Iron Chef came to the US, and Bobby Flay challenged Masaharu Morimoto. At the end, Flay stood on his cutting board, raising his arms in premature victory. Morimoto felt that tools are sacred to a real chef and criticized him, saying he was “not a chef.” Flay lost the battle.
0gGj TIL that Frank Zappa and David Bowie once had dinner together, during which Frank refused to say anything to Bowie besides “Fuck you, Captain Tom.”
jNNXv TIL a group of small (1 mm) adult Caenorhabditis elegans worms, living in petri dishes enclosed in aluminum canisters, survived reentry and impact with the ground and were recovered weeks after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003, found alive on April 28 of the same year.