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TIL that the original run of The Jetsons lasted just one season (1962-1963) spanning 24 episodes.

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4X0V6 TIL on July 23, 1982, a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed at Santa Clarita, California, during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie. The crash killed three people on the ground: actor Vic Morrow and two child actors while injuring the six helicopter passengers.
rNlB0 TIL about Hornussen, a Swiss golf-baseball game in which the player hits a high speed rubber projectile at a group of placard-carrying opponents.
69P5Z TIL The "Burly Brawl" fight sequence in The Matrix Reloaded cost $40 million
OoXl7 TIL The 2003 Gubernatorial election for California (which Arnold Schwarzenegger won) had 135 candidates. California has 80 districts so it was impossible for every candidate to be placed at the top of the ballet in at least one district. Also Gary Coleman and porn star Mary Carey were candidates.
jQyE TIL that “buttload” is an actual measurement - 126 gallons