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TIL that Pixar Movie The Incredibles intro song was heavily inspired by the intro song of the Japanese anime “Cowboy Bebop” from 1998.

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N5AJ TIL that Shell abandoned an oil well in Niger in 1977. By 2004, an estimated 20,000 barrels had leaked, polluting groundwater and ruining cropland. Clean up will cost $1bn.
EgO0p TIL: Husbands are six times more likely than wives to leave when their partner is diagnosed with a serious illness.
PLOn TIL that during the 16th century, Western Ireland was under the control of Pirate Gráinne Ní Mháille. After years of fighting against England, Queen Elizabeth agreed to personally meet with her. Gráinne showed up with a dagger, refused to bow, and threw a noblewoman’s handkerchief into a fire
dDYbr TIL Adolf Hitler was sent by the German armed forces to infiltrate the German Worker's Party led by Anton Drexler. The party was the precursor to the Nazi party that would be led by Hitler.
WnYY TIL the US Navy has 19 aircraft carriers, compared to 12 for the rest of the world combined. The smallest US carrier is larger and more advanced than the next largest carrier from any other country.