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TIL George Washington almost joined the Royal Navy (British Navy) but his mom talked him out of it.

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ADWv4 TIL Spielberg initially considered making Schindler's List entirely in German and Polish, but decided "there's too much safety in reading [subtitles]. It would have been an excuse [for the audience] to take their eyes off the screen and watch something else."
kJWJ1 TIL in 1900, an unknown boy was hired as coswain by the Dutch team for the Olympic rowing event. The team received a gold medal
D1D1j TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival released 3 albums in a single year (1969), all reaching Top 10 on the US Billboard chart. That same year they also toured incessantly, played Woodstock, and appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.
X0XAE TIL in 1962, the US accidentally dropped two nuclear bombs over North Carolina. Fortunately, neither of the bombs detonated.
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