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TIL they used the castle in Central Park as exterior shots for the "Count von Count" vampire on Sesame Street

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wAkW TIL A Florida Sheriff’s Office twice arrested the wrong “Ashley Chiasson”, who served 5 weeks in jail, even though there was a 20lb and 5 inch difference in the women and they had a different middle name. Key witnesses and victims were not shown photo lineups to identify the suspect in both cases.
b9p47 TIL that when it became apparent that Israel was going to win the 1978 Eurovision Singing Contest, Jordanian TV stopped the live broadcast, showed a picture of daffodils, and later announced that Belgium had won.
loDrA TIL there are portions of the oceans that are essentially deserts if you only look at the amount of rainfall they receive.
JYZ54 TIL Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted to attend his son John's graduation from West Point, but was unable to do so because he was "a bit too busy with work." On graduation day - June 6, 1944 - the elder Eisenhower was overseeing the Allied invasion of Normandy.
JYrWm TIL about Hasekura Tsunenaga, a samurai who dazzled the king of Spain, set up diplomatic links with 17th-century Europe and even met the pope.