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TIL Nioh was originally based on an unfinished Akira Kurosawa script

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W7VAN TIL that , "Wet" by Snoop Dogg was specifically recorded for Prince William of Wales
O9bX TIL that in 1962 the US military suggested committing acts of terrorism on US soil to create popular support for a war against Cuba. A horrified President Kennedy personally fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff over the incident.
YxbW TIL in 2013 a flight from LA to NYC was diverted to Kansas City because a passenger refused to stop singing “I Will Always Love You”. She was forcibly removed from the plane.
KYdG4 TIL France has an island west of Canada, just off the coast of Newfoundland called Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Therefore, you can fly from Canada to France in an hour.
X0wl8 TIL: Slaves were sometimes lottery prizes in the past. An example was when Bernard Moore, in quick need of cash, divided his estate into 124 prizes and sold 1840 lottery tickets. You could win a slave, 10 cows, a house, a forge, mill, or wagon. The slaves were the cheapest prizes.