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1axl7 TIL that Joachim von Ribbentrop would summon tailors from British firms, make them wait for hours, and then send them away with instructions to return the next day, only to repeat the process. This damaged his reputation with British high society.
PVyV TIL that in 1996, a man was flying a remote-controlled model plane in Dublin when the receiver died. The plane continued with no guidance for 5 miles, then ran out of fuel and glided to a stop on the runway of Dublin Airport.
W7Q8d TIL Alfred Hitchcock refused to meet Steven Spielberg, who had looked up to him. According to Bruce Dern, this was because Hitchcock had agreed to be the voice of the Jaws ride at Universal Studios, and looking at Spielberg made him feel "like a whore."
jYkR TIL: Elvis Presley was 24 years old when he started seeing 14 year old Priscilla.
W7OyL TIL that when Belfast was lain waste to by the Blitz in April 1941, 71 firefighters and 13 firefighting appliances from Dublin in neutral Ireland were dispatched north to help.