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TIL the line "I think it's across the bay, in Alameda" in Star Trek IV was ad-libbed by an extra. Studio had to get her to join the Actor Guild so they could keep the spontaneous line in the movie.

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9YOQr TIL that Plymouth, the capital of the island country Montserrat, has 0 inhabitants. It was built near a volcano which erupted in 1997, substantially burning the town and burying it in ashes. The town was evacuated, but remains the de jure capital, making it the ony ghost-town capital in the world.
XEKGE TIL that my Great Uncle (Grandpa's Brother), Aldo Vera Serafin, was a Cuban Exile who was shot and killed by "unkown assailants" in the '70s. He was the head of the "Technical Investigations Department," which is a fancy name for "Cuban FBI." He betrayed Castro by working with the CIA and fled Cuba.
dDDXZ TIL that in the UK, prostate cancer kills more patients a year than Breast Cancer
dDDVQ TIL John Tunstall who was portrayed as a older gentleman in the movie Young Guns was only 24 when he died in the Lincoln County War.
gMyBA TIL prison ships are a thing. There's actually one floating around New York.