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TIL On April 18, 1930, the BBC announced, “There is no news today,” and played piano music instead.

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p851G TIL In 1966, the Beatles were making so much money that they had to pay a 95% "supertax" on their earnings in the UK. After finding out how much money they were losing, Beatles guitarist George Harrison wrote the song "Taxman" out of anger.
XEgLX TIL Sebastiane - a movie about life and death of Saint Sebastian in Roman times, was the first and only erotic movie that has dialogue entirely in Latin
XV4X TIL the word “poppycock” comes from the Dutch word poppekak, which literally translates to “as fine as doll shit”.
px6A TIL that Hitler wasn’t the only Führer of Nazi Germany. After his suicide, the second Führer was former Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels from 30 April-1 May 45 (Goebbels’ suicide). The last Führer was Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk from 1 May-27 May 1945.
NXGlM TIL in 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier made the first manned free balloon flight. He later died in 1785 attempting to fly across the English Channel, becoming the first victim of an air crash.