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TIL that Apple doesn’t allow villains to use iPhones in movies

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E1087 TIL that the American flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission was inserted only seven inches deep and was placed about 27 feet from the Eagle landing craft. As a result, it was blown over by the blast of the rocket exhaust during the takeoff back to Earth.
jGKQ TIL that in Portland in the 1800s there were so many trees cut down that people could use the stumps as stepping stones to keep out of the mud while they walked.
N7LvM TIL That unlike other fish, monkfish is not kosher.
E1XO0 TIL the Titanic did not have insufficient lifeboats because it was "unsinkable". Regulations at the time only required a small amount because they thought there would be enough time to ferry passengers back and forth to waiting rescue ships.
ORXY TIL George Lucas got the word Jedi from Jidaigeki, which is a Japanese term for Samurai period Drama