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TIL that the FCC had a rule called the Fairness Doctrine that required News broadcasters to present issues on politics in manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced. It was eliminated in 1987.

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MgZb TIL misphonia is a disorder where people are abnormally annoyed by everyday noises such as chewing, slurping, etc.. Many people develope it by being intimated by someone at their their table at as a child. The sounds heard then triggers anger and sometimes cause rage throughout their life.
5D6k TIL over 100 Firefighters a year are arrested for arson.
WkndN TIL the dog from the TV show Lost - Vincent on the show, played by Madison - is still alive and is now 22 years old
MeDeK TIL: In 1911, Canadian prospector William Henry Wright and his brother-in-law were hunting rabbits when they stumbled upon a quartz outcrop that eventually yielded 13.5 million ounces of gold.
nWEgW TIL of the dhole - an asian species of "Wild Dog" that bears a striking resemblence to foxes. They are unrelated.