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TIL of The Simpsons and Philosophy university course.

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yVWRJ TIL the first eclipse to be known in advance of its occurrence happened in 585 BC and was accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus. The methods he used for his prediction remain unknown.
pOVe TIL James Cameron would use a nail gun to nail the film crew’s cell phones to a wall in retaliation for unwanted ringing during the production of Avatar.
6wnQ TIL Bristol in the UK has a bus powered by human waste. It’s the No. 2.
v56B TIL that even with the extremes of Mt Everest & the Mariana Trench the Earth has less deviation from an idealized spheroid than a billiard ball.
awYvZ TIL that the actor that plays Carl Winslow in the hit TV show “Family Matters”, Reginald VelJohnson, was only 31 years old when he began playing the role, even though he looked considerably older.