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TIL the show the adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1952-1966 has the most episodes of any live action sitcom ever 435

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e6P6 TIL that during World War II in Australia, there was a dog whose hearing was so acute that it could warn airforce personnel of incoming Japanese planes 20 minutes before they arrived, and before they showed up on radar. “Gunner” could also differentiate the sounds of allied and enemy aircraft.
awepb TIL most of the consumer standards like car seatbelt length, AC temperature sensitivities, phone sizes, crash-test dummies etc. are all dimensioned with reference to average men size. Due to this a woman involved in a car crash is 47% more likely to be seriously injured and 17% more likely to die.
yVQ6v TIL that the inflatable pig on the cover of Pink Floyd's album Animals broke loose from its chain tethering during the album photoshoot. The pig floated about 20,000 feet in the air causing commerical planes to land mid-flight. Fittingly, the British Royal Air Force found the pig on a farm.
6Egv8 TIL that in "Man on the Moon", Jim Carrey and Jerry Lawler had an actual feud. Carrey spat in Lawler's face and got him fired. When Lawler was rehired for the Letterman segment, he retaliated by slapping him as hard as he could - much harder than he slapped the real Kaufman during their fake feud.
wLYG7 TIL the best man’s original purpose was to serve as an accomplice in case the bride needed to be kidnapped from disapproving parents.