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TIL 'Jersey Shore' was shown in Japan under the name 'MTV Jersey Shore: the New Jersey Life of Macaroni Assholes'

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vJN8 TIL of John “Captain Crunch” Draper, a phone phreak who used a toy whistle from a Cap'n Crunch cereal box to hack into phone lines
nOYo TIL that first sentences of paragraphs that are left at the bottom of a page alone called Widows, and the reverse with the last sentences/words of paragraphs at the top of pages are called Orphans.
GYLY1 TIL the mother of Jane Addiction's guitarist Dave Navarro was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, John Riccardi, in March 1983. Riccardi was arrested in 1991, thanks to a viewer tip after Riccardi was featured on the television series America's Most Wanted
xjb1 TIL Blur bassist Alex James drank so much champagne during his bands ‘90s heyday that he was solely responsible for 1% of all champagne imported into the UK.
JYnAV TIL Van Halen would request for "No Brown M&Ms" to check the promoter had actually read the contract to ensure the safety of the lighting rig.