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TIL that when Michael Foot was put in charge of a nuclear disarmament committee, The Times reportedly announced the news with the headline “Foot Heads Arms Body.”

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b9OAj TIL "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" was nominated three Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Remake or Sequel, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property
ADVjg TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte was sexually attracted to smelly women. He wrote several letters in which he asked his wife not to bathe for at least a month as he wanted to enjoy her body odor to the fullest.
W6Od TIL 1 ton of discarded cell phones will yield more gold than 1 ton of gold ore.
mx7Op TIL a US Air Force plane crashed into an elementary school in Okinawa, killing 11 children and injuring 156 more. The pilot ejected and escaped unharmed.
ZwEG TIL Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of TETRIS(1984) did not receive any royalties from one of the most popular video game titles until 1996 as the rights were owned by his employer the Soviet government.