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TIL that in 2007, the US Navy helped rescue a North Korean ship from Somail pirates, resulting in a rare pro-American press statement in North Korea

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Lb5P TIL that in 2007 two teams of armed intruders stormed their way into a nuclear plant used to store weapons grade uranium from South Africa’s decommissioned arsenal. The coordinated assault was thwarted by an off-duty firefighter, a plant employee, and their dog.
0dk11 Today I learned that serial killer Amy Archer-Gilligan, who ran a nursing home and murdered some of the residents, and one of her husbands, was the inspiration behind the Cary Grant movie, "Arsenic and Old Lace."
yVPjV TIL that on 1 March 1978, Charlie Chaplin's coffin was dug up and stolen from its grave [..] for ransom in an attempt to extort money from his widow, Oona Chaplin
LQM70 TIL that police questioned a young man as a murder suspect in the Doodler case, but could not proceed with criminal charges because the three surviving victims did not want to out themselves as homosexuals by testifying against him in court.
pOVe TIL James Cameron would use a nail gun to nail the film crew’s cell phones to a wall in retaliation for unwanted ringing during the production of Avatar.