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TIL that copper prevents barnacles from attaching to boats.

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GAL67 TIL During the battle of 5 de mayo most of the people of Puebla supported The French for the Restoration of the Mexican Empire
loAo5 TIL “Casablanca” was released in Germany in 1952 with all references to Nazis and the war removed. The dubbed cut ran 25 minutes shorter.
16GYV TIL the United States did not annex the entirety of Mexico after the Mexican-American war because of racism
wo4e1 TIL while filming Lawrence of Arabia (1962) actor Peter O'Toole found the saddle on his camel to be quite uncomfortable so he attached a piece of foam rubber to it that he bought at a market. This earned him the nickname "Abu-'Isfanj" from the Bedouin people which means "Father of the Sponge"
E1wJo TIL Mike May, who became blind at age 3, got his sight back after more than 40 years but still had no idea how to see after his operation. Even though his eyes now worked perfectly, the visual part of his brain was so underdeveloped that it could not make any sense of the information coming in.