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TIL that it is illegal to wear armour into the UK Parliament. The law was passed in 1313 and still applies today.

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Z8aJa TIL of the SS Tullibee, US WWII submarine that sunk itself when the torpedo it fired made a full circle and came back around to strike the submarine. There was 1 survivor.
VMdDZ TIL about the West Virginia Mine Wars; the 2nd largest insurrection in U.S. history, where miners, including former slaves, rose up against the oppression and exploitation of mine companies and the government that supported them.
mxkvO TIL Thomas Jefferson described the miracles in the Bible, including Jesus coming back from the dead, as "contrary to reason". When it came to the Bible, he was only interested in the moral teachings of Jesus and nothing else.
BrKDy TIL George Harrison from The Beatles fronted money for Monty Python’s “Life of Brian”
4XKrX TIL that in the 1950s, rocket designer Wernher von Braun and NASA collaborated multiple times with Walt Disney to create several space-themed television shows and help influence public perception of space exploration