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TIL Stranger Things was rejected by 15 to 20 different networks before Netflix picked it up

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LN79 TIL Kim Sa-rang, a 3-month-old Korean child, died from malnutrition after both her parents spent hours each day raising a virtual child on an online game, Prius Online.
5Yjlk TIL the moon has a barely discernible atmosphere compared to the Earth, which is why the moon is covered in impact craters from passing meteorites & space debris when compared to the Earth, where most spacial detritus burns up before impact.
BgLpb TIL that earlier this year, after 19 years, Tonette Jackson's body was finally identified. Her husband, Hardy, became the face of Katrina victims in 2005 after a heartbreaking interview while he searched for her in the aftermath of the storm.
laQG TIL in the 1970s, over 700,000 tires, held together by steel, were dumped off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef. The steel later rusted apart, detaching the tires and causing an environmental disaster.
b98Lj TIL in Heavyweights (1995) that Lars was not simply being a dick when pushing the kids in the water. He was forcing them to swim and exercise.