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TIL that the TV show ‘The Golden Girls’ began as a joke. To promote 'Miami Vice’ to advertisers, NBC in 1984 put on a skit about the nonexistent 'Miami Nice’, about retirees in Florida playing cards. Network executive Warren Littlefield, watching the audience laugh, liked the idea of such a sitcom.

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e0lwL TIL that instead of saying “the cat’s pyjamas” or “the bee’s knees”, the French say “the baby Jesus in velvet shorts”
1aGb8 TIL schizophrenia has been linked to maternal exposure to influenza
gM97W TIL that an air traffic controller Peter Nielsen, who was involved in a mid-air collision resulting in 71 deaths, was tracked down and killed by Vitaly Kaloyev whose wife and children died in the crash and that Vitaly was praised as a hero when he was released and returned home
78VAX TIL that when the inventor of the shipping container died ships around the world blew their whistles simultaneously in tribute
OvlY TIL that the developers of ‘Star Trek’(2009) hosted a screening in Austin publicized as that of 'The Wrath of Khan’. A few minutes into Khan, the film appeared to melt and Leonard Nimoy appeared on stage with the hosts, asking the audience, “wouldn’t you rather see the new movie?” before a preview.