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TIL the British show “Days Like These” was a nearly word-for-word remake of “That 70s show”. Ten episodes aired.

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JJXv TIL a Japanese Oil Tanker captain fell into a cactus at a Santa Barbra Oil Field, provoking laughter from the local workers. 5 years later he returned in an Imperial Japanese Navy sub and made the first mainland shelling of the US at that oil field.
Jkx1 TIL an Aboriginal man planted a flag on the cliffs of Dover in 1988 and claimed England for the Aborigines
E10WP TIL about Onfim, a boy from 13th century Novgorod whose homework and drawings have been preserved by time
gMd1X TIL after Marvin Gaye recorded “What’s Going On”, he played it for Motown’s Berry Gordy Jr. who said it was “the worst thing I heard in my life.” Only after Gaye threatened to leave the label was it released, becoming massive hit and considered 4th greatest song of all time by the Rolling Stone.
J1WyB TIL the stapedius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, measuring about 6 mm. It stabilizes the stapes; the tiniest bone. In cases of otosclerosis, the stapes can be replaced with a titanium prosthesis under general anesthesia to restore hearing.