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TIL that the UK changed it’s child labour laws to allow the filming of Harry Potter

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QYEe TIL: Otto Von Bismarck said in 1888 “One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.“ 26 years later in 1914 World War 1 broke out after Franz Ferdinand was killed in Sarajevo
yQxJp TIL during WWII the British planned to build a giant aircraft carrier out of ice (actually a wood pulp/ice mix) to protect the convoys in the Atlantic from German U boats. The project ended owing to rising costs and the development of longer-range aircraft that closed the gap in air coverage.
M7rRa TIL a typical camel can drink 53 gallons (200 liters) of water in three minutes.
Br9RW TIL The wholesome image of Santa that we know today was actually shaped by Coca Cola for an advertising campaign. Before that, Santa was depicted as everything from a tall gaunt man to a spooky-looking elf.
Ega80 TIL The Chinese conquered the Turks in the 7th century AD. The Tang dynasty destroyed the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates and captured the Khans.