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TIL that in Hannibal the novel, Clarice and Dr. Lecter escape together and become lovers in Argentina. (And Hopkins liked the ending better)

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b9vQ9 TIL In 1918, there was an outbreak of the 'Spanish Flu'. This was during WW1 and many countries had limits on what the press could write about, except Spain who was neutral. Thus, more reports came out about the flu from Spain causing people to think it was just happening there.
N45N TIL that a floating British base was abandoned until a rogue DJ moved there. He declared the floating fortress the Principality of Sealand. He raised a flag, named himself Prince and his wife Princess. Sealand withstood court challenges, and remains an independent nation to this day.
LQDvV TIL about the Future Library project, a public artwork to collect an original work by a popular writer every year from 2014 to 2114. The works will remain unread and unpublished until 2114. 1000 trees were planted to supply the paper for the published books at the project's conclusion.
DQvlP TIL that the US Olympics committee owns the Olympics trademark and bans any US businesses from using the word Olympic in their name unless they are located in Washington State.
yQEpl TIL that the USS Scorpion was one of the four mysterious submarine disappearances in 1968, which killed 318 sailors, the deadliest year for submariners since WW2.