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TIL that the “Pirate speak” from movies and books was an actual distinct dialect of English which was spoken until the 19th century in the west country. It became associated with pirates due to the strong seafaring tradition from the area.

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ZpKaa TIL about the Cotswold Olimpick Games, an annual public celebration of games and sports held in the Cotswolds of England. Events included horse-racing, coursing with hounds, running, jumping, dancing, sledgehammer throwing, fighting with swords and cudgels, quarterstaff, shin-kicking, and wrestling
1GGW TIL 2,500 people firing two AK-47s each would be able to stop a runaway locomotive within the space of 30 meters.
vDE7 TIL that some Syrian rebels are using the Sturmgwehr 44, an assault rifle produced in Nazi Germany in late WW2 and which can be worth up to $30'000 in the US
VB0 TIL in the 1931 movie, Frankenstein, the line “Now I know what it feels like to be God!” following “It’s alive! It’s alive!” was censored by audio of a clap of thunder because it was considered blasphemous and was only just restored in 1999, nearly 70 years later.
a9y9 TIL 50 years ago a young girl died in the canals surrounding an uninhabited island in Xochimilco, Mexico. Ever since, dolls have been washed ashore, and the few natives hang them in memory of the young girl. The island is known as “Island of the Dolls”