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TIL the Hindenburg made 17 successful transatlantic trips before catching fire.

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m1YLy TIL Pocatello, Idaho used to have what the American Vexilogical Association called "the worst flag in America"
jNyXR TIL during WWII a Japanese submarine attacked coastal targets near Ellwood and Santa Barbara, California. The Steven Spielberg film, 1941, is partly based on this incident.
Ao4g TIL that the song “Mah Na Mah Na”, which was popularized in part by the Muppets, originally debuted in an Italian pseudo-documentary about sexual activity in Sweden and was titled “Hooray for the Swedish Sauna”.
lwP7 TIL that in the UK, top lager companies remove and readd specific minerals to the water used in their brewing process - so that the taste of their beer is consistent. This is why locally brewed beers vary in taste depending on where you are in the country.
DQ9GV TIL about the Chamblee hostage incident, where a man, believing Domino's "Noid" mascot was mocking him, took hostages in a restaurant with a fake gun in 1990.