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TIL the Stanley Cup has been awarded 109 times, but only 5 times to a non-Canadian Captain

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8Pw8 TIL “PNG” is pronounced “ping”
PY4DV TIL After Lord Nelson fell at the battle of Trafalgar, he was placed in a large cask filled with brandy in order to preserve his body during the voyage back to England
lo6V1 TIL about John C. Beale, a man who pretended to be a CIA secret agent, flew around the world on first-class flights, stayed in high-end hotels and cost the taxpayers almost US$900,000.
B0bK TIL that Dutch Klompen (whole feet wooden clogs) are officially accredited as safety shoes, and are safer than steel-capped boots in many circumstances.
j6BAv TIL that Nokia made a taco-shaped phone. The N-Gage was its attempt to enter the video game market, but people mocked the strange shape with "sidetalking" memes. Inserting a new cartridge required removing the battery. Despite big-name games like Sonic and Elder Scrolls, N-Gage was a huge failure.