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TIL in the 1950s there used to be a bus route between London and Calcutta, India

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rRkm0 TIL that "Home Alone" has become a Christmas tradition in Poland, where it's known as "Kevin Sam w Domu" (literally "Kevin Alone in the House"), with Polish TV channels repeatedly airing the film around Christmas Eve for the last 25 years.
GY014 TIL it’s illegal to force American Students to say the Pledge of Allegiance
E1oo0 TIL that only 17% of restaurants fail within their first year, despite the commonly touted figure of 9 / 10
rjw TIL that Summer was considered a bad time to release a movie in the theater because of low sales until Steven Spielberg’s JAWS.
dDL1B TIL During the Cold War, the U.S. Navy developed a secret program to train dolphins and sea lions for military purposes, including mine detection, enemy detection, recovering equipment and guard against enemy divers.