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TIL that British Paratroopers on D-Day discarded their 9mm Sten Guns for captured German MP 40s as the Sten Gun was horrifically unreliable, whereas the Schmeisser was an excellent SMG

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kmxg TIL that they did not actually have the right to use the music in the background of the infamous “you wouldn’t steal a car” anti piracy warning
l79Q1 TIL A Crossair flight crashed in Switzerland causing 24 deaths due to pilot error. The same pilot previously overflew a destination in Switzerland to Italy and only realized it when a passenger could see road signs in Italian.
OoLY TIL that the English football league system has 24 levels made of 140 leagues and 480 divisions, comprising around 7,000 individual clubs (or teams). Theoretically a level 24 team can be promoted all the way to the Premier League.
eRjn TIL Japan is comprised of 6,852 islands…
R7nna TIL that the budget for the original 1978 film Halloween was so small that the actor playing Michael Myers was paid $20 per day and the original Michael Myers mask was purchased at a local costume shop for $1.29. The film grossed $47 million.