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TIL about Operation Chariot. The WWII mission where 611 British Commandos rammed a disguised, explosive laden destroyer, into one of the largest Nazi submarine bases in France filled with 5000 nazis, withdrew under fire, then detonated the boat, destroying one of the largest dry docks in the world.

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OolA7 TIL of "A Village Fair with a Church Behind": a 1643 painting by Isack van Ostade owned by Queen Elizabeth II. When conservators cleaned the painting, they discovered that a bush in the foreground had been painted over the original around 1903; they removed the bush which revealed a pooping man.
gAp4 TIL of the Machete Order, a supposed superior way to watch the Star Wars saga. It sets up the story with Ep IV and V then uses the prequels as a flashback (excluding Ep I) and ties it all together with Ep VI.
N7DN8 TIL that famed children’s author and cartoonist Shel Silverstein was also a successful country music songwriter. Among his credits was Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue,” which went on to win the Grammy for Best Country Song.
nWVXB TIL people used to carve turnips for Halloween, not pumpkins
QNkNp TIL William Hopper, who played Paul Drake on Perry Mason, won a Bronze Star in WWII.