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TIL the FCC had a ban on TV/radio media releasing tornado warnings until 1954 when Harry Volkman broadcast the first televised tornado warning in Oklahoma City, due to his belief the ban was costing lives.

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v1MYR TIL The equivalents of the idiom “It’s all Greek to me” in world languages use other kinds of languages other than Greek.
KMj4 TIL Louis C.K. refuses to shoot his show “louie” when he has custody of his daughters, much to the chagrin of his staff. On those days, he edits the episodes while his children are at school.
nQEW TIL the original Baby Ruth candy company claimed the bar wasn’t named after Babe Ruth so they could avoid paying him royalties. They later shut down a rival candy bar that was actually approved by Ruth to use his name on the grounds the names were too similar.
vRJr TIL that in addition to the “hidden” Gamecube start up sound (the one you can hear by holding ‘Z’ on the first controller as the console boots), there is a third start up sound that can be heard by holding 'Z’ on all four controllers at boot.
0BG5 TIL the man that shot the attacker at Canadian Parliament in 2014, Sgt-At-Arms Kevin Vickers, did so by diving through a doorway, flipping around to face upwards, and firing at the shooter while still in mid-air. He is reported to have said “I put him down”.