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TIL That when Vigoo Mortensen filmed his last scene in LOTR, the stunt crew all gathered together to perform a Haka as a farwell and sign of respect.

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Y7vDB TIL in 1967 at the outbreak of the Six Day War the Suez Canal was shut down stranding fifteen ships, anchored together the crews formed a yachting club, held lifeboat races, and produced their own postage stamps — the ships would remain there until 1974
78Zr7 TIL that during September 2020, the Sudanese government ordered all ISPs to disable mobile data countrywide for a period of 3 hours in order to prevent cheating during a national exam.
gVoL TIL When Charles Manson didn’t receive any gifts for Christmas one year he responded by stealing all of his classmates toys and burning them.
o15E TIL, without permission, test pilot Tex Johnson did a barrel roll in a prototype 707 during a first look at a an air show with a lot of potential customers in attendance. When his boss called him into his office and said “What the hell were you doing?”, he replied “Selling Airplanes.”.
BrMPy TIL That the first Christmas party held at the US Embassy in the USSR featured three performing seals, who came into the room balancing a Christmas tree, a tray of glasses, and a bottle of champagne. Afterward, the seal's trainer (quite drunk), passed out, and the seals galloped freely in the house.