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TIL that three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic

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NOQ8 TIL that actor Christopher McDonald, the actor who played Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, says he never pays for a round of golf because of his widespread fame from that role.
DQVBP TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the sound of the snakes was a combination of someone running their fingers through a warm cheese casserole and a skateboard on wet sponges.
N7AQ6 TIL: In the 18th century, Britain dumped Opium in China because later only accepts Silver which caused a serious balance of payments issue for Britain. This eventually leads to the establishment of the tea industry in India by stealing Chinese plants and their tea expertise.
dpKQ TIL The guy who snagged windows2000.com happened to be named Bob and Microsoft just happened to own Bob.com. They came to an agreement to trade one for the other.
dD69d TIL in the Captain & Tennille version of "Love Will Keep Us Together", there is a point at the end during the fade out vocals where they sing "Sedaka is back" in reference to Neil Sedaka co-writing the hit.