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TIL about the unsung 'Brendas' who answered obscene helpline calls

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EMWp TIL In a 1982 Saturday Night Live routine, Eddie Murphy had the audience call in to decide if ‘Larry The Lobster’ would live or be boiled on live TV.
NB68 TIL Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (Lucy and Ricky on “I Love Lucy”) not only saved “Star Trek” from cancellation in 1966, but also helped produce it.
OBDR TIL Damascus, the capital of Syria, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.
4kELN TIL that the band Canned Heat - biggest hit "On the Road Again" - formed in 1965 and has been touring and recording ever since. There have been numerous lineup changes, but no hiatus.
Dknv TIL almost 80% of German casualties in World War II took place in Eastern Front