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TIL that the wedding dress of then-Princess Elizabeth was made out of materials bought with ration coupons, which she saved up.

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VB4XQ TIL Frankie Muniz (Malcom in the middle) Is a professional stock car driver
R7ggw TIL scientists successfully revived bacteria that was lying dormant for 250 million years.
KOw86 TIL Christopher Reeve considered suicide after his accident. His wife, Dana, assured him that no matter he decides, she will be by his side. He never considered suicide again.
MgA TIL Evelina Children’s Hospital in London contractually requires its window washers to dress up as super heroes (pics in comments)
gM16X TIL that the sub USS Archerfish was credited with only one sinking during WW2, the Japanese supercarrier Shinano. This remains the largest ship ever sunk by a sub, and measured by tonnage the most successful US patrol of the war.