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TIL that Yoda had a first name: Minch

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GK7G TIL that Israel sunk an American naval research ship that was monitoring radio during the Six-Day war. Officially it was ruled an accident, although all survivors maintain that it was intentional.
wOJo TIL the real story of The Little Mermaid involves her getting her tail split into two, excruciating pain for every step she took as a human, not even getting to marrying the Prince but instead dissolving into sea foam and her spirit having to earn her soul back one good deed at a time
M7rYm TIL of King Vira Bahu I of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) who was crowned the night of his father's death and was assassinated the very next morning, reigning for less than a day
WkKWB TIL about 36-year-old man who consumed so much dish detergent that he expelled "citrus smelling" foam from his mouth and anus and went into organ failure.
4XP9o TIL that 60% of the worlds footballs are made in one city, Sialkot in Pakistan