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TIL: Man goes to BBC for job interview, ends up being mistakenly presented as 'tech expert' on live TV

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neaA9 TIL on April's fools day 1997 Pat Sayjack and Alex Trebek switched the shows they were hosting, Pat Sayjack on Jeopardy and Alex Trebek on Wheel of Fortune.
MekxA TIL that the type of Nike sneakers worn by members of the Heaven's Gate cult in their 1997 mass suicide are highly sought after by sneaker collectors
N7oBM TIL in 1932, Mussolini described antisemitism as a "German vice" and stated that "There was 'no Jewish Question' in Italy and could not be one in a country with a healthy system of government."
4k6Kw TIL that many pro archers use surprise release mechanisms to prevent themselves from anticipating and reacting to the impending impact.
E1J9o TIL that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves living in Tennessee (or any other state under Union control).