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TIL When the wreckage of the two ships in Franklin's Lost Expedition were found in 2014, Britain relinquished ownership to Canada in exchange just for a few relics, human remains, and any gold found

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KYVr9 TIL Francis Ford, the brother of movie director John Ford, was notable for appearing as Abraham Lincoln nine times in film over just four years from 1912 to 1915. Six of those appearances were in 1913 alone.
d8QNQ TIL There was a Russian surgeon that was in Antarctica when he became very ill. He ended needing his appendix removed, but he was the only Doctor on the team. So he cut it out himself.
PYQnE TIL Sogen Kato was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo up until it was discovered he had died at the age of 79 in 1978. His family kept his death secret for his pension. This lead to a huge search for all persons over 100 years. Japan couldn't locate 234,354 supposed centenarians.
LkV8v TIL In 2008, a 12-year-old boy in Florida was arrested for excessive farting in school
6PyJ TIL at the 68th Academy Awards, Apollo 13 lost Best Visual Effects to Babe. That’s right, the talking pig.