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TIL that there was a Ferris Bueller TV show that ran for one season in 1990 and starred Jennifer Aniston

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16VaO TIL that “OK” is said to be the most widely spoken word in the world, having been adopted as a loanword in Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and others. However, the etymology of the word is uncertain.
EB1V TIL an error of Costa Rica’s border on Google Maps led to an invasion of Costa Rica by the army of Nicaragua. Google responded, saying that their Maps “shouldn’t be used as a reference to decide military actions between countries”.
pZKQ TIL Stephen King wrote the book Misery as a fuck you to his fans who complained about The Eyes of the Dragon, which was written for his children, not being a horror book.
QNL56 TIL about Chen Tao, a Taiwanese UFO religion. In 1998, its leader predicted that God would appear on U.S. TV and perform miracles, but nothing happened and he later apologized and offered to be stoned or crucified. No one took up the offer.
mxK9P TIL in 1911, a "witchcat" appeared near Pottsville PA. It caused hens to crow like rooster and pigs to bark like dogs. Thomas Howell, the man who saw it, died along with eight cows and horses, the deaths attributed to a hex. The family crafted a golden bullet to shoot the cat and break the hex.