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TIL There is a supercomputer called Kraken.

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ADrow TIL - Jane Austen's brother was a war hero and both of her brothers were admirals.
aMGy TIL Jim Carrey sucked on Shannon Wirrey’s real boob which had milk in them in “Me, Myself & Irene”. He felt so humiliated that he had to clear the set before each take.
9YOxr TIL of Sam Patch, a man who successfully jumped from Niagara Falls, Passaic falls, and other high points before dying on a second jump over Genessee falls. Ironically, he advertised the event as "Sam's last jump" (intended as his last jump in that area; not as the last of his life).
Lk8Od TIL about Lover’s Eye art. Jewelry popular in the late 1700s and early 1800s when stylish aristocratic Englishmen and women often wore the miniature portraits depicting their spouse or lover. Because the tiny watercolors revealed only the eye, the subject’s identity was kept secret.
E5po TIL that ABC aired Saving Private Ryan on Veteran’s day, unedited, every year starting in 2001. The practice ended in 2004 (the year of Nipplegate), when nearly 30% of ABC affiliate stations declined the broadcast, even after The Walt Disney Company offered to pay all FCC fines for language.