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TIL the creator of "The Trivia Encyclopedia" attempted to sue "Trivial Pursuit" for using their 'false' fact in their game. The false fact was about the first name of the character Columbo.

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BgX6b TIL - Modern mammals are unique among vertebrates for possessing three tiny bones in the middle ear, which are unique in that they are separated from the jaw, critical because it allows the separation of hearing and chewing, and also allows hearing of high-pitched noises.
oYrE TIL that North Korea captured a U.S. ship, the U.S.S. Pueblo, in 1968. North Korea maintains the ship as a tourist attraction and propaganda symbol to this day.
E1KW7 TIL that for thousands of years, glue has been made by melting dead horses. This practice, although now less frequently, still happens to this day.
X0Lpj TIL that Brazil's obsession with plastic surgery stems (for a large part) from the efforts of plastic surgeon Ivan Pitanguy to made it free. His "right to beauty"' campaign was influenced by his treatment of the many burned victims of the Niterói circus fire (17/12/1961).
ADyB4 TIL Michael Jackson imagined and recorded the demo of 'Beat it' only by using his voice and layering tracks together before sending it to the producer.