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TIL there was a Japanese troop transport ship called Montreal Maru and it was sunk during the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the only campaign of WW2 fought on North American soil

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69Yd7 TIL that in 1922, a conductorless orchestra modelled on Marxist ideas formed in the Soviet Union. A committee decided tempos and playing styles. However, they found tempo changes difficult due to not having a leader to guide them, and were disbanded 10 years later by Stalin.
pYM78 TIL that military submarines are typically designed to operate in depths about 3 to 4 times their length
V61B TIL that Woody Allen’s Oscar-winning script, “Midnight in Paris,” began as just a title he liked for a film. So, rather than coming up with a title for a written film, he wrote the film only after coming up with the title; it took several months for the film’s idea to come to him and fit the title.
WwjN TIL Richard Dawkins wants his death to be filmed to prevent people claiming he made a last-minute death bed conversion.
rR00o TIL that the the inside of a kangaroos pouch is not a simple skin pouch, but actually leads directly to their bones and organs.