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TIL There have only been five formal declarations of war by the United States

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W7YMo TIL that "The Black Cauldron" was the first Disney animated film to receive a PG rating. It was a box-office bomb.
9Bom TIL Sean Bean often gets fan mail intended for Rowan Atkinson, who played Mr. Bean
epAlL TIL that commercial fishing used to deliberately surround, trap and drown dolphins that would get in the way of the tuna which led to a government act to protect and label tuna caught without harming dolphins as “dolphin safe” tuna.
R5mKl TIL that in 1846, William Armstrong invented the hydraulic crane, using pressurized water instead of steam. First used at Newcastle docks, it boosted efficiency and led to the hydraulic accumulator—tech that laid the groundwork for modern hydraulic systems.
W7Gno TIL that a football player lied to his team about being in graduate school. The Baltimore Ravens thought that John Urschel was taking classes at MIT part time. The team did not know that he was a full-time PhD math student. Urschel studied from the end of Sunday games until practice on Tuesday.