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Everyone got mad at the Germans.

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wL1Q6 TIL The battleship Imperator Aleksandr III was built by Imperial Russia, taken by Provisional Russia, given to Germany, given to Britain, given to White Russians, and then sold for scrap by the French. The ship guns were then sold to the Finns, stolen by Nazis, and returned to Russia after WW2.
gWQ7 TIL that John C. Mcginley (the actor who played Dr. Cox in Scrubs) uses girl names to refer to all his real friends. He also uses Cox’ signature whistles in regular conversation, calling it “a bad habit”.
ADlQg TIL Grand Theft Auto resulted from a glitch in a racing game that was causing the cops to be super aggressive.
jN5AN TIL that the name for the shape of Pringles is called a ‘Hyperbolic Paraboloid’.
Lv99 TIL when working on “I Am Legend,” Will Smith got so attached to his co-star (Abbey the dog), he asked the owner can he buy her. The owner refused.