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TIL that the heart of Washington DC in the mid-19th Century was a literal open sewer

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R5dOl TIL television broadcasters sped up tapes of I Love Lucy reruns in the 1970s while using a special hardware effects unit to alter the actors' voices to their normal pitch. This effectively made more space (around 3 minutes) to run advertisements, generating more revenue for the stations.
EVBP TIL The genetic record suggests humans are only one of at least 16 upright-walking apes that have lived over the last 5-6 million years and we almost went extinct 70,000 years ago when our numbers dropped to around 2,000 individuals.
LkPyr TIL Jason Statham was a diver who was selected by Britain's national diving team to compete in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Shortly after, he was asked to model for French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, and Levi's in various advertising campaigns.
RVd4 TIL a doctor in Canada avoided multiple rape accusations for years by surgically inserting another man’s blood into his arm.
R57v1 TIL Carl’s Drive-In Barbecue became Carl’s Jr. when the owner opened a smaller version of the restaurant geared to faster service, which eventually outsold and replaced the original.