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GYXm1 TIL on Halloween 1992, BBC1 broadcast "Ghostwatch," a mockumentary horror film. Appearing to be a real news show, it caused public panic and outrage. It reportedly caused 3 premature labors, and BBC received 30,000 complaints. Despite having a cult following, it has never since been shown on UK TV.
Wk6R4 TIL the years-long legal battle between the owners of Hello Kitty and Miffy ended after the Japanese tsunami... both parties agreed to immediately drop the case and donate their anticipated legal fees to the Tsunami Relief Effort
Rlnj TIL the “Iron maiden,” commonly accepted as a medieval torture device, was created as a hoax in 1793, pieced together from artifacts found in museums to be used as a “spectacular” object for commercial exposition.
donQ TIL of three teenagers from Tokelaou who on a drunken dare, stole a boat and got lost adrift on the Pacific Ocean to be found after 51 days. They had barely any food or water, no clothing, no fishing gear, no life vests, and no first-aid kit.
YpQZW TIL For the past 45 million years tarsiers have inhabited rainforests around the world, but now they only exist on a few islands in the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. In Bohol, the Philippine Tarsier was a common sight in the southern part of the island until the 1960's