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TIL gilligan's island was axed to make the network president's wife happy

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4k6ZX TIL in the United States two states share the coolest record high temperature for their respective state of 100F. Alaska and Hawaii are the two states.
oBV08 til paraffin wax was a common waterproofing method for circus tents but changed in 1944 after the Ringling Bros. Fire in Hartford, CT. The paraffin wax ended up accelerating the deadly fire & 1800lbs of hot wax "rained down from the roof"-killing 167 people; injuring 700, mostly women & children.
MejeA TIL that in German there are two verbs for eating, one exclusively for humans and one for animals. In fact, you can use the animal verb to imply (impolitely) that someone eats like an animal.
4XV7g TIL contrary to popular belief, canes aren't meant to be used on the same side as your injury. While it seems logical to want to support the injured leg, you are actually meant to walk with the cane opposite your bad leg as to lean your weight away from the injury (rather than against) the bad leg.
Rrb6 TIL that Japan’s current constitution was written by America after WWII and has never been amended.