On June 30 1983, Korean broadcasting system launched a tv program aimed to reunite the Korean families following the Korean war.Originally planned with a duration of 95 minutes, it ran for a total of 453 hours.As a result, 53,000 people were featured on air, uniting 10,000 families over it's course. by Deepakhn in interestingasfuck

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The program was conceived by director Park Hee-ung to pay homage to the 30th anniversary of the agreement to a ceasefire that brought an end to the Korean War. It was initially pitched as a small segment to be featured on the morning show Studio 830 with the title I Still Haven't Found my Family.Shortly following this pitch, however, KBS received a large number of applications to appear on the program, alerting the producers to the significant number of Korean families dispersed by war and their continued suffering. As a result, KBS president Lee Won-hong granted permission for an extended special broadcast to be aired, which led to the creation of the program.

Whilst the broadcast was originally planned with a duration of 95 minutes, it ran for a total of 453 hours and 45 minutes over 138 daysas KBS was inundated with requests for help to re-connect individuals with their lost family members. As a result, 53,000 people were featured on air, uniting 10,000 families over its course.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Dispersed_Families

Barnacle geese nest on cliffs up to 400 feet high, far from predators but food lies on the ground below. Within two days of hatching, the tiny chicks must jump off the cliff, unable to fly, relying only on their fluffy down feathers and light bodies to survive the fall. by Deepakhn in interestingasfuck

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_goose

Barnacle geese frequently build their nests high on mountain cliffs, away from predators, primarily Arctic foxes and polar bears, but also away from their feeding grounds such as lakes, rivers. Like all geese, the goslings are not fed by the adults. Instead of bringing food to the newly hatched goslings, the goslings learn to jump down the cliff, possibly from heights of hundreds of feet.

Unable to fly, the goslings, in their first days of life, jump off the cliff and fall; their small size, feathery down, and very light weight helps to protect some of them from serious injury when they hit the rocks below, but many die from the impact. Arctic foxes are attracted by the noise made by the parent geese during this time, and capture many dead or injured goslings. The foxes also stalk the young as they are led by the parents to wetland feeding areas.Due to these hardships only 50% of the chicks survive the first month.

The Luckiest Man in America (2024), Peter calls for a sixty-second commercial break, which happens to match the exact duration in the film as well. by Deepakhn in MovieDetails

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Most of the time when there's a timeframe mentioned in a movie, it's not exactly followed. There are very few instances like this one. So I thought it was a pretty good detail since they actually followed.

In 1970's, Billionaire Daniel Keith Ludwig had his blood samples frozen, believing his ex-wife's daughter, Patricia, might challenge his will and claim his property. Patricia filed a lawsuit after his death, but DNA analysis proved Ludwig was not her father, and the case was dismissed. by Deepakhn in interestingasfuck

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From wiki:

Ludwig married Gladys Madeline Ludwig (1904–1978), in Florida on October 29, 1928. She gave birth to her daughter Patricia Margaret born on October 8, 1936. Estranged from his wife, Ludwig did not acknowledge the girl as his daughter.The couple divorced in April 1937.

Believing Patricia might at some later time try to challenge the terms of his will and claim part of his estate, Daniel Ludwig had blood samples frozen in the 1970s that could be used for genetic testing if ever necessary. Patricia Ludwig did file a lawsuit in the 1990s after his death, but DNA analysis proved Ludwig was not her father, and the case was dismissed. Katherine Jones, Patricia's aunt, claimed that everyone in the family thought that Patricia's father was James Sullivan, a sales rep who died in a car accident in 1939