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TIL the Knight Rider theme song is based on the 1876 ballet "Sylvia" by Léo Delibes

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A17w TIL when one single anti Kim Jong Il graffiti was found in Pyongyang, they locked down the entire city for three days.
5YkJp TIL the actor who played Uncle Lewis in Christmas Vacation (William Hickey) was only 61 years old when the movie was filmed
l79O7 TIL about Ganser Syndrome, a.k.a. Nonsense Syndrome, wherein people dissociate and give wrong, yet almost correct, answers to questions (i.e. 3+3=7/Dogs have five legs, etc.) whilst in a fugue state, and psychologists aren't sure if it is a facticious disorder or a dissociative disorder.
ADPwB TIL - American fast food companies are banned from Iran, so the country is home to many knock-off fast food joints with similar branding and food, such as "Mash Donalds", and "Pizza Hot". Lawsuits from major corporations are rare due to the American/Iranian relationship and Iranian trademark law.
XEwdX TIL of Ernest Vincent Wright, a self published author whose 1939 book "Gadsby," contains 50,000 words, all without using the letter "E."