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TIL Henry Ford was an honorary Nazi and his first company later became Cadillac

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R5xL4 TIL that the US Navy refused to cooperate with the filming of the movie Crimson Tide (1995), so getting officially sanctioned footage of a submarine wasn’t possible. Instead, the film crew waited at a naval base until a submarine was actually put to sea and pursued it in a boat and helicopter.
jNk5n TIL that Kool Aid used to be called Fruit Smack, and that Kool Aid actually thrives during the Great Depression, unlike other businesses at the time
AL6g TIL that using astronomical data it has been determined that on this day, 16 Apr, Odysseus finally returned to Ithaca 3,192 years ago
rNOPd TIL there are people that stare at the sun for 30+ minutes every day and experience more energy and less appetite.
VRk TIL that Ook, the owl that played Hedwig, was the first actor cast in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.