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TIL Cartoon Network actually managed to sneak an ad for themselves onto Nickelodeon

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6EG7Q TIL that the inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and had his ashes made into frisbees. The frisbees were then distributed to family and friends.
yQj9v TIL alphabetical order was introduced in the 3rd century BC by Zenodotus, who also happened to be the first librarian at the Great Library of Alexandria.
oBWVY TIL that Artimus Pyle, the drummer from Lynard Skynard survived a plane crash and walked to a nearby house only to be shot by the homeowner. The homeowner saw a bloody long-haired man and winged him. Pyle survived that as well and made a full recovery.
yVnne TIL of Martin Pistorius, who was unable to move or communicate for several years, but was able to recover partially due to his hatred of Barney, reruns of which were shown in his room
1XVD TIL Kim Jong-il only ever publicly addressed the North Korean people once, in 1992 he said during a military parade “Glory to the officers and soldiers of the heroic Korean People’s Army!.” He never made another public speech again.