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TIL that the first episode of ‘The Crocodile Hunter’ featured Steve Irwin and his wife, Terry, trapping and handling crocodiles on their honeymoon.

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Zpl7B TIL that DC refused to let the TV show "Harley Quinn" air a scene of Batman giving oral to Catwoman because they said "Heroes don't do that"
0drmp TIL Elton John's moving song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was written as a tribute to a friend who talked him out of suicide and helped him come to terms with his homosexuality. The friend was musician Long John Baldry more well known nowadays for voicing Dr. Robotnik in the 90s Sonic cartoon.
M7LnA TIL in 1998, Gerald Blanchard parachuted onto an Austrian castle at night to steal the jewel "Star of Empress Sisi." He swapped it with a gift shop replica, and the theft wasn’t noticed for 2 weeks. His bold stunt and attention to detail made it one of the most daring heists in modern history.
ZE8a TIL that in the ‘90s a batch of pencils by the Bureau for At-Risk-Youth with the slogan “Too Cool To Do Drugs” were recalled for saying “Cool to Do Drugs” and “Do Drugs” as they were sharpened.
OGP1Y TIL In 1971 Margaret Thatcher removed free milk for school children over the age of 7 in the UK, earning the nickname "Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher".