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TIL volleyball only used to allow scoring for the serving team rather than the current system which awards a point on every rally regardless of serving team

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b5JN TIL during the evacuation at Dunkirk, The last of the British Army left on 3 June, However, Churchill insisted on coming back for the French, so the Royal Navy returned on 4 June in an attempt to rescue as many as possible of the French rearguard.
oRp1r TIL the Notre Dame fire disaster was made worse because a guard was sent to investigate, but to the wrong location where he found no fire. The alarm system was not designed to automatically notify the fire brigade
x6yjD TIL about the Roman Pyramid of Cestius, is 37m tall is one of the best-preserved ancient buildings in Rome.
Z8ZQR TIL that Peter Cullen — voice actor for Optimus Prime, the Predator, and many other voices in film — came up with the Predator's clicking sound because he was coughing blood after voicing King Kong's roars and couldn't do a traditional monster sound.
9YWKX TIL adult velociraptors were only the size of a turkey. An adult velociraptor was about 3ft tall, 5-6ft in length, and weighed between 14-33lbs.