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TIL that “Make feet for children’s stockings” was once a euphamism for sex.

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woJdM TIL that "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega is the restaurant from Seinfeld
1aG8X TIL The Titanic had an older sister ship called "Olympic", which became the only civilian ship to sink an enemy warship during WWI, when it turned around and rammed a German submarine attempting to attack it. The sub was gashed open by The Olympic's propellor.
69gmQ TIL Liquid Helium is the perfect element to keep the superconductive magnets in MRI machines cold
oBYb8 TIL Gert Frobe, the guy who played 'Goldfinger' was a member of the nazi party, then quit. He hid two Jews from the nazis, resulting in his films being unbanned in Israel.
kgKm TIL that the only method used to send escape tools to WWII POWs that was never discovered by the Germans was hiding silk maps, metal tools, and compasses in Monopoly game boards - allowing at least 744 airmen to escape POW camps.