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TIL News Giant CNN Censored Coverage of an Arab Spring Uprising in Bahrain.

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6EDxQ TIL that the very first Miss Universe crown, used only in 1952, was actually from royalty. The Romanov Imperial nuptial crown, previously owned by the Russian Tsar, was used to crown Armi Kuusela of Finland. It is believed to be made with approximately 1,535 flawless diamonds
aw6WL TIL Leonardo DiCaprio’s haircut from Titanic was outlawed by the Taliban
kKNd TIL that Sky ran the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day” 13 times consecutively for 24 hours on February 2nd to celebrate the annual Pennsylvania Groundhog Day holiday.
yV7JJ TIL that the Vickers VC10 held the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing at 5 hours and 1 minute for 41 years, until a British Airways Boeing 747 surpassed it in 2020 with a time of 4 hours and 56 minutes.
ANAa4 TIL about the Hoff crab. Named after David Hasslehoff, they eat microbes they farm in their chest hair.