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TIL that during the falklands war in 1982 the british mistakenly killed three whales believing them to be enemy submarines.

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yQEdM TIL that after the monarchy was restored in Britain, King Charles II had Oliver Cromwell's corpse exhumed and beheaded. The head which was put on a stick outside Westminster Hall fell down during a storm and was retrieved by a nearby guard who stole the head and hid it up a chimney.
N7ge TIL: George Lucas was sure Star Wars was going to flop, so he made a friendly bet with Stephen Spielberg: That if Close Encounters of the Third Kind made more money than SW, he would get 2.5% of the profit for all time, and vice versa. Spielberg still gets enormous, grudging checks today.
A9O7 TIL during WWII, due to a shortage of players, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles merged to form the Steagles.
Zp5Ea TIL The first defensive driving program started in 1964 for the US National Safety Council. It is a form of training for drivers that goes beyond road rules and the basic mechanics of driving techniques
Y76xW TIL that during the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta restaurant The Varsity sold a pin featuring onion rings arranged in the shape of the Olympic rings. The International OIympic Committee felt this was trademark infringement and had the pins banned and confiscated.