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TIL that Robin William’s final film role was a voice role as Dennis the Dog for Absolutely Anything directed by a pal of his Terry Jones of Monty Python fame.

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5Een TIL that Tomahawk missiles cost $1.59 million
6Exrw TIL That when people first started using the telephone they would often yell into the wrong part, and when they did get on the phone, they had to figure out what to say to start a conversation: “Ahoy” was Alexander Graham Bell’s preferred option.
ygel TIL that a North Korean general was executed with an anti-aircraft gun in front of hundreds of people, reportedly for behaviour such as falling asleep in Kim Jong-un’s presence.
Yw4W TIL: Lobsters used to be so abundant and cheap that people though of them as trash food and fed it to their cats; it was also a staple of servants, soldiers and prisoners.
lokaK TIL of Reet Jurvetsen, a 19-year-old woman who was murdered in 1969. Her body remained unidentified for 46 years, until her older sister was contacted by friends who noticed a similarity between Reet and an online mortuary photograph of the body.