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TIL The real Captain Morgan was an infamous mercenary and privateer, who rose to become a duly appointed governor and was treated like a hero by the British.

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OJDa TIL The second floor of Elvis’ Graceland is forbidden and the only non-family member to see it was Nicholas Cage, who married Lisa Marie Presley
E19kX TIL: That London Bridge /wasn't/ bought by a rich American who thought it was Tower Bridge. It was put up for sale by the City of London, because it was sinking and would have had to been demolished. It was bought by Robert McCulloch, an American billionaire, to help develop a new city in Arizona.
oaOW TIL the Toyota prius is described as “the biggest user of rare earths of any object in the world” as each battery pack uses 10–15 kg (22–33 lb) of lanthanum, and each electric motor contains 1 kg (2 lb) of neodymium
wooAW TIL that Whoopi Goldberg has a fear of flying and only travels by tour bus because she witnessed a mid-air plane collision take place in San Diego back in 1978. This famous plane crash is known as PSA-182.
nd0o TIL Stan Lee once commented that he liked to work “science” into all of his stories, and that Hulk’s pants were the only time he never had a clue how the exact science behind it worked.