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TIL of Witzelsucht, a neurological condition which causes people to compulsively tell inappropriate puns or stories in social situations.

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m5pM TIL that there exists footage of I Love Lucy that was filmed in color by a fan in the audience. Color footage of the show was so rare that the clip was included on the I Love Lucy “Complete Edition” DVD set
ADwOx TIL: in Japan, in January of 2019, in one week, over 2 million people went to a medical facility for the flu.
dnZK TIL A Listerine mouthwash ad from the 1920s coined the phrase, “Often a bridesmaid but never a bride” to describe women with bad breath.
a1YJ TIL That a war dog during WWI was promoted to sergeant through combat, participated in 17 battles in the Western Front, saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, and once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American soldiers found him.
M5o0 TIL the Larry the Lobster sketch on SNL where Eddie Murphy asks the viewers to call-in to spare Larry’s life caused such a spike on phone networks that AT&T established communication with TV networks so that they could be warned of potentially disruptive future events. It remains in use to this day