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TIL A card addressed to "Ya know yer wan, her mother’s Hogan from Castleblayney, but the daughter’s an ex-townie. Grew up in Athlone and moved to Ballymacward when she got married. Lives next door to her in-laws now. She has a rake a’ childer and 7 dogs and 4 cats and..." was successfully delivered.

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epeGE TIL that the theme song of Dawson's Creek was supposed to be "Hand In My Pocket" by Alanis Morrisette but after the creator failed to obtain the licensing for the song, he went instead with "I Don't Want To Wait" by Paula Cole.
MPdb TIL in the 1989 film *Back to the Future Part II" screenwriter Bob Gale wanted the future to seem as improbable as possible, so the long time baseball fan has the Chicago Cubs as the 2015 World Series Champions!…The Cubs who haven’t won the World Series in 107 years have 7/1 odds to win it all.
LkmPv TIL Henry Heimlich used “slick tactics” and “intimidation” to get support for the Heimlich Maneuver. Outside of the US, the recommended first aid for choking is to perform sharp blows to the back.
oB9VE TIL Anne Frank’s dad edited her diary, removing things about sex and dirty jokes.
epBnL TIL A US Navy red cell kidnapped a civilian security officer as an exercise and proceeded to torture and beat him in a hotel room. The officer's wife nearly shot the members of the red cell, but the officer told her it was an exercise rather than a real kidnapping.