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TIL ‘Darling’ means 'favourite minion’.

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6eVm TIL the first movie about the Titanic was released a month after its sinking, and starred one of its survivors
6EG1Z TIL a “devil’s advocate” was a person sanctioned by the Vatican to argue against the canonization of a potential new saint by pointing out their flaws and critically evaluating their miracles. Christopher Hitchens served as a devil’s advocate for Mother Theresa.
xVveD TIL about Joachim Rønneberg, who at 23 led a team of Norwegian saboteurs on cross country skis on a mission to destroy Hitler's chance at building an atomic bomb
QLRd TIL horse-sized ducks (Dromornithidae) roamed Australia 50,000 years ago
kON5g TIL Elizebeth Smith Friedman, America’s first female cryptanalyst, worked as a code breaker who successfully broke up a Nazi spy ring across South America during the 1940s. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover took credit for her work until reports were declassified in 2008.