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TIL the captain of the Titanic originally failed his navigation test.

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RXM4 TIL that the movie Crocodile Dundee’s character was loosely based on a man called Rod Ansell, who was lost in the outback for 56 days, sued Paul Hogan for not profiting from the film, lost his property, started growing weed, got hooked on meth and ended up dying in a drug fuelled police shootout.
vPMn8 TIL of the 1616 Russian Bride-Show, when 19-year-old Tsar Michael Romanov selected a wife from 500 medically examined virgins. Maria Dolgorukova was chosen with a golden ring—but was likely poisoned by Michael’s mother, leaving her ill, infertile and ineligible.
a8kab TIL Weißwurstäquator" 'white sausage equator') is a humorous term describing the supposed cultural boundary separating Southern Germany from the northern parts, especially Bavaria from Central Germany.
Wk1aX TIL that even though they shared the role of Michelle Tanner on "Full House" for almost eight years, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen aren't identical twins. They're fraternal twins.
vl7r TIL Vin Diesel broke into a Theater in New York with his brother when he was 7 with the intent of vandalizing it. When they were caught, instead of calling the police, the theater’s artistic director offered them roles in an upcoming show, thus starting Diesel’s acting career.