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TIL that the ending theme to Muppet Babies was actually the instrumental theme to another, failed, Muppet show

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BrBXe TIL of the unrecognized country that briefly existed between the US and Canada, the Republic of Indian Stream. Canada and the US sent in tax collectors which angered the population and the Republic was formed until the US and Great Britain could reach a settlement on the boundary line.
OG5xL TIL that Jared Fogle first came to media attention in April 1999 because of an article published in the Indiana Daily Student written by a former dormmate about Fogle losing 245 lb (111 kg) by exercising and eating a diet of Subway sandwiches.
R7pG1 TIL the first in the movie series for The Lord of the Rings, Shrek, The Fast and the Furious, Harry Potter, and Oceans Eleven all came out in 2001
LknPd TIL: Stone age hunter-gatherers only worked for 15-20 hours a week and had far more free time than the average worker today
erkL TIL there is a rare fiber called Cervelt that is produced by New Zealand red deer and is softer than cashmere. Only 20 grams of this fiber can be collected yearly per deer and it is used to make luxury socks that cost $1,500 a pair.