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TIL the 21st Bond film "Die Another Day" contains an homage to each of first 20 Bond films in the franchise.

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W7MZd TIL about the submarine USS Chopper, which in 1969 suffered an electrical failure while diving, causing it to point nearly vertically down and almost approach crushing depth. During the crew's efforts to regain control, the submarine eventually shot up nose up, nearly completely out of the water.
QNRNd TIL that Charlize Theron's mother shot and killed her father in self defense in front of her. Charlize would later go on to be the first person born in Africa to win an Oscar for acting.
6EBDW TIL Christmas was banned by Parliament in 1644 and abolished in 1647. The army actively stopped people from celebrating Christmas. Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans thought Christmas festivities were sinful, wasteful, and had no biblical justification.
ZxVG TIL During the Holocaust, Jews were able to hide and escape on a ship by lining the floorboards with cocaine to numb the noses of the Nazi jew-sniffing dogs during searches.
b9MA0 TIL that in some sign languages, signers use their mouth to create visual syllables in combination with their hands to create signs.(Mouthing)