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TIL there were only 38 U.S. states when Nintendo was founded

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07yv TIL that for over an hour on February 7th 2008, Comcast accidentally broadcast porn instead of Cartoon Network in Nashville, Tennessee. In another incident, Comcast replaced Disney Channel with hardcore porn for subscribers in Lincroft, New Jersey.
Mepna TIL that due to prevalence of dubbed western programs in post-soviet Ukraine, a nationally produced comedy sketch show was recorded in English/German and then dubbed to Russian
VBmjQ TIL: Stephen King threw away the manuscript of "Carrie" in frustration, but his wife Tabitha retrieved it from the trash and encouraged him to keep working on it.
Vy94 TIL a concert grand piano has to resist 30 tons of pressure being put on it by the tensioned piano wires
XEYgD TIL the phrase "Bucket List" originated with the 2007 film "The Bucket List," and there have been no written examples that suggest it was in use before then.