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TIL that Gene Kelly was sick while filming the iconic scene from “Singin’ in the rain”.

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4kpVg TIL using ditto marks, or putting quotation marks under words to repeat what they say, goes back as far as the Neo-Assyrian period (934-608 B.C.)
J1lWQ TIL: In 1958, a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped off the coast of Georgia, USA—and it’s still lost today. Known as the "Tybee Bomb," it was a 7,600-pound hydrogen bomb. Officials claim it's not dangerous unless disturbed, but its exact location remains a mystery.
a6Oo TIL that SEAL Team Six was only the second SEAL team, but was designated the number six to confuse the Soviets as to how many SEAL teams there were.
O6oX TIL of a video game series called Deer Avenger. It is a parody of Deer Hunter, but you play as a deer hunting humans.
R75N8 TIL there are streets in Paris named after each of Napoleon's Marshals of the Empire, his most trusted and skilled commanders. Of the 26 men who served as Marshals, only seven do not have streets named after them. These seven are widely regarded to be traitors to Napoleon, the Republic, and France.