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TIL that despite the common misconception, in most countries ship captains are not actually able to perform marriages, and the United States Navy had to make a rule specifically forbidding captains from doing so.

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7ORL TIL Hugh Jackman was supposed to have a brief cameo as Wolverine in SPIDER-MAN (2002). Jackman actually showed up in New York to film the scene, but the entire plan was scrapped when the crew couldn’t get access to the Wolverine costume from X-Men.
4kgXo TIL about the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, a failed coup d'état by Nazi party leader Adolf Hilter. He was tried and found guilty of treason and imprisoned which ultimately led to his rise in power.
681l TIL When Hugh Hefner asked teenage model Barbie Benton out on a date, she was hesitant and said “I don’t know, I’ve never been out with anyone over 24”. The 42 year old Hefner replied, “That’s OK neither have I”.
Rv9l TIL Polish composer André Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company in hopes that it would be used as a prop for the skull of Yorick. In 2008, the skull was used in a series of performances of Hamlet at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
VBdoG TIL a Japanese woman, after her husband suddenly divorced her, logged on and killed his Maple Story virtual avatar as payback. She was detained afterwards and faced 5-year prison or a $5,000 fine.