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TIL NBC's "To Catch a Predator" ended mostly due to a 56-year-old prosecutor killing themselves when Dateline and a team of law enforcement officers attempted to enter his home.

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5VgWP TIL of the Frog Test, a pregnancy test where a woman’s urine was injected into a frog, and if it started ovulating, the woman was pregnant. It was used in the 1940s-60s and was surprisingly accurate.
QJxW9 TIL that it costs between $116,000 and $263,000 to open a Subway. In contrast, it costs between $1 million and $2.2 million to open a McDonald's.
1a60D TIL the reason why Armstrong was the first man on the moon and not Aldrin was that the Eagle's hatch opened to one side, and it was towards the pilot, Aldrin. When the hatch was opened, the commander, Armstrong, had a clear path to exit, while the pilot was pinned in the cramped space of the module.
Mev7a TIL that Pumpkin is not a vegetable, scientifically it is a berry.
WkKaX TIL in 1993, the U.S. signed Public Law 103-150, also known as "The Apology Resolution". This acknowledged that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 was an illegal act. Hawaiians have used this resolution as an argument for their sovereignty.