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TIL: Despite strong ratings and years of planned additional seasons, the TV series "Gargoyles" was killed because the OJ Simpson trial dragged on for so long and kept pre-empting the series until people weren't sure if it was still airing.

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awmON TIL that Ulithi, an isolated Pacific atoll used by the US Navy as a forward base during WWII, was for seven months the largest and most active anchorage in the world. At its height in the run-up to the invasion of Okinawa, more than 700 ships were anchored in its lagoon.
M7VPA TIL the average human typically creates about 6,000 thoughts per day. It's estimated that about 70-80% of these thoughts are negative, leaving the average person feeling mental fatigue and anxiety more often than not.
pYABO TIL the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis (the highest mountain in Scotland and the UK) was made by James Robertson, an Edinburgh botanist, in 1771.
laN1 TIL: The food company Heinz has apologized after a QR code on a bottle of tomato ketchup directed people to a pornography website.
QNEXk TIL In March 2021 Facebook suddenly removed the page for Bitche, the capital of Pays de Bitche, France. After complaints Facebook restored the page and apologized to the town.