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TIL: There was a fire in one of Titanic's coal rooms prior to the departure from Europe to NY. The fire was not a contributing factor to the ship's sinking.

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jNXMp TIL in 1920s - 1960s Germany, there was a trend to pose in a photo with a person in a polar bear costume. In thousands of photos, the bear doesn't change much in looks or poses, but history advances around the polar bear: from smiling beachgoers to smiling Nazis to smiling American G.I.s.
78YGZ TIL "Goodbye My Lover," James Blunt's Top 10 UK single from 2005, was recorded in actress Carrie Fisher's bathroom. He later said, "Everyone sings in the shower and everyone in Los Angeles seems to have a piano in the bathroom."
Ooy4X TIL that if you wake up during REM sleep, your chance to remember your dream is 80-90%, while it is less than 50% if you wake up during other sleep stages
6oNl TIL Peter Capaldi was the lead singer in a punk rock band called Dreamboys, whose drummer was future comedian Craig Ferguson.
OGYBa TIL that the Chinese warlord Zhang Zongchang, who ruled Shandong during a turbulent period of civil war and was known for his exceptional brutality and sexual exploits, kept his elderly mother near him at all times. Even on campaign, he gave her a personal railcar to accompany his army in.