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TIL in the UK there's a museum all about America. Charting its history.

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W7dj8 TIL that the 1986 Christmas special of Only Fools and Horses only completed editing on the day of broadcast (Xmas Day). There was a contingency plan to broadcast the final scene live.
4XeaJ TIL FEMA tweeted a 1-800 phone sex talk line when they meant to tweet a 1-888 Hurricane Irma helpline. They soon tweeted the correct one, but some hurricane victims had already dialed in to hear: “Welcome to America’s hottest talk line. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you."
9eo7 TIL in 2004 Richard Dean Anderson was made an Honorary Air Force Brigadier General for positive portrayal of the Air Force on Stargate: SG-1
R7p54 TIL The ancient Greeks and Romans used pomace to create an inferior wine normally given to slaves and common workers. After the wine grapes had been pressed twice, the pomace was soaked in water for a day and pressed for a 3rd time. It produced a thin, weak and thirst-quenching wine called piquette
WkxDN TIL about Jonny Kim who is a Navy SEAL, a Harvard Medical Doctor, and a NASA Astronaut