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TIL a mermaid documentary fooled so many people that the U.S. Government had to issue a statement

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6Jpm TIL that New Zealand’s two main islands (the North Island and the South Island) didn’t have official names until 2009
AN6ow TIL that Weird Al's Phantom Menace parody 'The Saga Begins' was recorded a month before the film released in May 1999. Yankovic was denied an early screening by Lucasfilm, but managed to almost exactly piece together the plot by researching rumours posted on Star Wars fan forums.
e0DV6 TIL Dominos Pizza ended the "30 Minutes or it's Free" guarantee, in the 1980s, after a delivery driver killed a woman trying to meet the time constraint.
KO59Q TIL that sailors on board submarines are fed the best food in the entire military, to make up for the stress of living in a small metal tube underwater for weeks at a time. Submariners enjoy dishes like prime rib, lobster, and bread baked fresh from scratch.
p87EA TIL of Dirk Willems, who in 1569 escaped prison but stopped to save his pursuer who had fallen through the ice while chasing Willems. Because of this, he was then recaptured, tortured and killed.