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TIL Michael Nesmith from the Monkees produced the video for Lionel Richie's hit All Night Long

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5V5aB TIL the 2004 earthquake/tsunami caused a 1,500m high ridge along the fault to collapse, generating landslides. One landslide consisted of a single block of rock some 100m high and 2 km long. The momentum of the water also dragged massive slabs of rock, each weighing millions of tons, as far as 10km.
ne8YP TIL that the iconic photo of a milkman in the Blitz is a fake
d8woj TIL That behind the scenes of ALF, tensions were very high. Everyone hated being on the show much because ALF always had the best lines and there was always long shooting schedules because ALF the puppet was robotically moved. On the last day of filming, the cast quickly left without saying goodbye.
N8W8 TIL that John R. Fox deliberately called for artillery fire on his own position, after his position was overrun, in order to defeat a German attack in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, northern Italy during World War II.
b9eo7 TIL There has only been one underwater submarine vs submarine battle, ever.