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TIL Mad World was originally by Tears For Fears and the Gary Jules version is a cover.

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jaJN TIL TV mystery series ‘Columbo’ was so popular in Romania that when the show was cancelled the Romanian gov’t feared riots, so they had the US State Dept. ask Peter Falk to record a video message to the Romanian people, which he did by reading it phonetically into the camera
a8LjA TIL that the Canadian city of Lloydminster is a shared city on the border between two provinces, having a single local government despite residents paying taxes to different provincial governments
OolVX TIL the term "Hands Down" comes from the world of horse racing, where a jockey cruising to an easy victory would loosen the reigns and drop his hands, thus winning "Hands Down".
D1pvr TIL that the death of Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII) had such an emotional impact on fans, they submitted a petition to Yoshinori Kitase requesting her return. It is cited as a major reason for the games success. GamePro considers her death sequence to be the greatest of all gaming moments.
DVEg TIL A nurse was in vegetative state for 42 years after sexual assault while the perpetrator was out of prison in 14 years. She recently died.