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TIL the song the prisoners whistle in Bridge on the River Kwai has lyrics: "Hitler has only got one ball"

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KYvxw TIL of Loma Prieta, an earthquake that destroyed the Embarcadero freeway in SF. Despite fears that a traffic apocalypse would be nigh were the highway not rebuilt, the congestion never materialized and remains of the freeway were removed.
PYkEG TIL that the engine that powers the MiG 21 fighter jet can, in an emergency, provide 143% of maximum thrust for two minutes before it explodes.
9dZM TIL that the film ‘Waterloo’ had so many extras in the battle scene that the director was in command of the 7th largest army in the world
grOJy TIL: A TACA airliner had both engines flame out on approach to New Orleans. The one-eyed pilot safely landed the plane on a levee. In lieu of towing the plane away, the two engines were replaced on scene and then took off from a public street.
grMGD TIL that the term “fast fashion” was first coined by the New York Times in the 1990s to describe the rise of the now popular clothing store, ZARA. At the time, it only took 15 days for an idea for a product to make it into stores.