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TIL The Secret Garden the 1993 Film, Two (2) Castles in North Yorkshire was used to portray Misselthwaite Manor: Allerton Castle & Fountains Hall. The Staircase of London's Midland Grand Hotel is also a film location. This is same place where 1996 'Wannabe' video of Spice Girls is taken.

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LNRm TIL the US once planned to stage acts of terrorism in the US and blame it on Cuba to provoke a war (Operation Northwoods)
LkD90 TIL of the staggering level of American alcohol consumption in the 1800s. It peaked in 1830, at the equivalent of 1.7 bottles of standard-strength whiskey, per person, per week.
a8opZ TIL the last time a British monarch died in battle was in 1513, when James IV of Scotland staged an invasion of England that ended in his defeat and death at Flodden Field. Thomas Howard, the opposing general, subsequently added a Scottish lion with an arrow through its head to his coat of arms.
6ELNX TIL that Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart were very close friends. One time, they snuck out of the White House to go to a party together. After flying with Earhart, Roosevelt obtained a student’s permit to fly, though didn't pursue this further since Franklin didn't want his wife to be a pilot.
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