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TIL that there are just 357 drive-in movie theaters left in America.

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MB00 TIL of “Unsinkable” Sam, a sailor during WWII who survived the sinking of the Bismarck, switched sides to the Allies, then survived the sinking of both the HMS Cossack and the HMS Ark Royal. Unsinkable Sam is also a cat.
neVO7 TIL The famous painting of a dog looking down a gramophone funnel, used as a logo by various companies, was inspired by the artists dog, Nipper. He inherited the animal from his dead brother, and noted that Nipper would look down a gramophone when a recording of his dead owner’s voice was played.
PYl6g TIL about Father Francis Gleeson, an Army chaplain during WWI. At the Battle of Ypres, among heavy casualties, he tore off the badges that marked him as a non-combatant so he could take command and hold the line.
nAAB TIL of Kenneth Robinson who found a loophole that allowed him to buy an abandoned $330k house for $16. His story enraged neighbors for the 7 months he lived there until BoA claimed ownership.
GPxE TIL: Lack of connection is a key reason why people have suicidal thoughts; isolation contributes to and escalates their pain.