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TIL the Colorado River doesn’t make it to the ocean anymore — since 1960

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awMRL TIL The UK and US versions of Dennis the Menace are completely unrelated but by a remarkable coincidence both debuted on the same day; 12 March 1951.
JpN4 TIL they used pre-recorded samples for the sound of rowing in the Olympics since the real sound would have been drowned out by the chase boat and helicopter
MeOEB TIL Russia still regularly produces and uses Asbestos products
eNVL TIL that morning show host Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit on air every day for year to highlight that women are judged for their appearance on TV in a way that men aren’t. In that time, he did not receive a single complaint about his suit. “No one has noticed; no one gives a shit,”
xV6eB TIL that Ryan Gosling after watching "Rambo" took some knives with him to school and threw them at other children.