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TIL that David Yost, the original Blue Power Ranger, left the show due to the harassment he received from creators, producers, writers over his being gay, causing him to have a nervous breakdown upon leaving. “The reason that I walked off is that I was called ‘f—–‘ one too many times,” Yost says.

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loeLa TIL that after a woman murdered her husband and attempted suicide, their pet parrot who was the sole witness began repeating what's thought to have been their last conversation, including the words: "Don't shoot!"
m8Lo TIL that UK hypnotist Derren Brown organised an elaborate prank whereby he convinced one man that he had woken up in a Zombie apocalypse. The ruse, that took months of planning, lasted several days and included 200+ actors.
eO0k TIL Bobby Farrell, male singer of 70’s disco group “Boney M”, known for their hit single “Rasputin”, died while on tour on the anniversary of the death of Rasputin, in the same city where Rasputin died, St.Petersburg.
1ak14 TIL that the ancient Egyptians had structures marked with cubit scales—now called "nilometers"—to measure the Nile River's water level during the annual flood (the foundation of their civilization), to predict how much it would fertilize their cropland and whether the flood would be destructive.
xo77 TIL Princess Diana’s grave is on a private island; once a year visitors are allowed to visit a shrine near the island, but no visitors are allowed to set foot on the island itself