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TIL the warship which fired the first shots of WWI was captured once, scuttled twice, raised and refurbished, served under 4 different nations throughout both world wars and is now currently operating as a gravel barge in Serbia.

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JVrQ TIL in the 1980s, Casablanca’s script was sent to major studios under its original title, “Everybody Comes to Rick’s”. Some recognized the script but most did not. Many complained that the script was “not good enough.” Complaints were “too dated”, “too much dialog” and “not enough sex”.
nex69 TIL that in the 1950's, donut shops were some of the first food businesses commonly open late at night. They became hot spots for police working the night shift since it gave them a place to grab a snack, fill out paper work, or even just take a break. This is why donuts became associated with cops.
69NXm TIL the seemingly out of place lyric in Paul Simon's 'Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes' about 'she makes the sign of the teaspoon, he makes the sign of the wave' is actually a reference to South African taxi hand signals, indicating going to a rich district and a poor district, respectively.
8a4GG TIL that the Southern elephant seal is the largest member of the Order Carnivora
womPY TIL: Ruth Wilson played her real-life grandmother in the BBC drama Mrs Wilson. Alison Wilson was the third of four wives of former MI6 officer Alexander Wilson. After his death in 1963, Alison discovered another wife of her husband's. Alison died in 2005 without knowing he had had two further wives.