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TIL that a live broadcast of a panda giving birth was cancelled after it was found that the panda was faking her pregnancy for extra food

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m1jjv TIL the infamous "Jump the Shark" episode of Happy Days (Season 5, Episode 3) was created as a way to showcase Henry Winkler's real-life water skiing skills. The episode drew over 30 million viewers.
rRjLM TIL that the Aunt Bessie's factory in Hull produces 900 million Yorkshire puddings every year; in the run-up to Christmas alone, 110 million Yorkshire puddings are produced
wmgo TIL that the Volkswagen Beetle used air pressure from the spare wheel for the windshield washer system
GYP0Q TIL the Yersinia pestis bacteria is responsible for 3 plague pandemics in history. This included the Plague of Justinian in the 6th century, the Black Death in the 14th century, and the Third Pandemic in the 19th and 20th century.
QJGnM TIL of El Mahrousa, the official presidential Super-Yacht of Egypt. It was built in 1863 by English engineers, it's the oldest yet still the 9th largest Yacht in the world. It has carried three Egyptian leaders into exile, ended a dynasty, and carried the Egyptian delegation to the 1979 peace talks