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TIL that at the end of WWII, the Canadian Navy was the 3rd largest Navy in the world

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lo7xa TIL Android developers can use a log level that's called "wtf", and stands for "What a Terrible Failure". It's supposed to be used for exceptions that should never happen. So if something that shouldn't happen does happen, they can use "log.wtf".
NKaN TIL If Adolf Hitler’s father hadn’t changed his name in 1877, his name would have been “Adolf Schicklgruber.”
vak4 TIL after watching Star Wars, James Cameron decided to quit his job as a truck driver, and entered the film industry.
x6pYb TIL Robert Remus AKA Sgt. Slaughter from the WWE never served in the military despite his character's gimmick. He received several Vietnam War draft deferments and even opposed the war, often protesting and demonstrating within the antiwar movement.
KQKQ TIL Jack Hanna initially accepted the director position at the Columbus Zoo because he believed Children’s Hospital of Columbus had the best care for his daughter, who had been diagnosed with leukemia.