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TIL that during the thunderous applause following his famous ‘We shall fight on the beaches’ speech to the to the House of Commons in 1940, Winston Churchill whispered to a colleague, “And we’ll fight them with the butt ends of broken beer bottles because that’s bloody well all we’ve got!”.

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VDmQ TIL there is a lion with pet dachshunds (weenie dogs)
p86oO TIL "Roar" is considered the most dangerous film ever made. Over 100 big cats roamed during filming without adequate trainers, and more than 70 of the crew were injured. The director suffered many attacks, at points developing gangrene and blood poisoning. The cinematographer was scalped.
rRrVM TIL of Agness, a town in rural SE Oregon, that is serviced by USPS mailboat due to mountainous and isolated terrain.
ne91b TIL In the 1970's, George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but wasn't able to secure the rights to it. So, instead, he put his efforts into his own project called Star Wars.
grAxD TIL in Satyajit Ray's first film Pather Panchali (1955), after taking first shot of the famous train scene, Ray returned next Sunday to shoot further only to discover that the Kaash flowers had been eaten up by a herd of cattle. He had to wait for the next season of flowers to complete the scene.