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TIL Ninja where required to learn the crafts of several civilian jobs in order to more easily infiltrate enemy positions, and they would rarely if ever wear black clothes.

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m1YGy TIL of the SS Warrimoo, a ship that claims to have crossed the intersection of the International Date Line and the Equator precisely at the turn of the year from 1899 to 1900.
rNRNe TIL there were several different types of Mammoths. The most known variety, the Wooly Mammoth, was one of the smaller kinds, and were comparable in size to modern elephants, At one time there were Mammoths living from North Africa, across all of Eurasia, and into Central America.
wLyM6 TIL that when Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Gone with the Wind, the first Oscar won by any black entertainer, she had been sitting at a segregated table at the far wall of the room. The venue had a strict no-blacks policy and had only allowed McDaniel in as a favour.
Geo1 TIL:In 2005 Bryan Cranston, Peter Dinklage, Howie Mandell, Meatloaf, & Stephen Collins all appeared in an episode of Celebrity Poker together.
4X7Bg TIL Sigourney Weaver reportedly reached the height of 5 ft 101⁄2 in (179 cm) by the age of 11, which had a negative impact on her self-esteem. She recalled feeling like "a giant spider" and never having "the confidence to ever think I could act."