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TIL Winnie-the-Pooh’s real name is Edwin Bear.

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a867b TIL that China's national anthem is taken from a 1935 film called Children of Troubled Times.
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OovkR TIL that upon Apollo 12 being struck twice by lightning, it was feared that the explosive bolts which deployed the parachutes were critically damaged. This was not disclosed to the astronauts on board as there was little to be done which could remedy the possible issue.
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