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TIL Zero Mostel's final performance was as a demented Slavic gull warning traumatized rabbits of an incoming storm, Keehar in Watership Down

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RAK9 TIL that Ireland is the only country to ‘express disapproval’ at ISO standard 3103 (how to make tea) which states that the milk should go in first
0EnA TIL The first meal consumed on the moon was bread and wine. Buzz Aldrin brought with him communion bread and wine, along with a small silver chalice, and held communion during a requested radio blackout shortly after landing.
4XOVa TIL that when testifying in court in 2009, Paris Hilton had to explain to a federal judge what “BFF” meant: “Best friend forever,” she said. He replied with “This will be my best case forever.” She then replied “You’re my best judge forever.”
gMYWy TIL King Henry VIII of England was a gifted musician and composer. He could sing and play many instruments and was considered highly skilled in his time. Many of his compositions survive and some are still played in classical concerts, especially his most popular piece, "Pastime with Good Company."
mxA0p TIL about the modern 300 - in 1821, during the Greek War of Independence, 120 Greek men held out against 8,000 Ottoman soldiers, causing 900 casualties against 6 of their own deaths. This bought time for the Greek army to regroup.