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TIL the California Highway Patrol are not known as CHiPs.
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TIL of “Unsinkable” Sam, a sailor during WWII who survived the sinking of the Bismarck, switched sides to the Allies, then survived the sinking of both the HMS Cossack and the HMS Ark Royal. Unsinkable Sam is also a cat.
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TIL about Cecilia Chiang, who changed America's opinions of Chinese food. Among other things, she taught Chinese cooking to Julia Child and James Beard.
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TIL that had Batman & Robin been successful, WB had already planned a fifth film, which would have been titled Batman Triumphant. Directed by Joel Schumacher, it was to feature Scarecrow and Harley Quinn as its villains, with a possible hallucinatory appearance by Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
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TIL that the Bluey episode 1x43 'Camping' is based off of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 5x2 'Darmok'. In both there are two people, one at least has the name Jean-Luc, that have to survive while learning from each others different language.
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TIL Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan repaired the moon rover with duct tape