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TIL about Sebastianism, a belief that King Sebastian of Portugal (who died in an invasion of Morocco) would return from the dead to save the nation — a myth so powerful it sparked a rebellion in Brazil 300 years after his death.

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B6aW TIL Queens of the Stone Age chose the name because they felt “Kings of the Stone Age” was too macho. “Rock should be heavy enough for the boys and sweet enough for the girls. That way everyone’s happy and it’s more of a party. Kings of the Stone Age is too lopsided.”
epgxJ TIL that the British Board of Film Classification, who give out ratings for films released in the UK, used to have an "H" rating, meaning "Horriffic", from 1932-1951. This rating was meant to be used for horror films released in the country.
kGBg TIL Sylvester Stallone, aka ‘Rambo,’ sat out Vietnam from 1965-67 teaching girls’ PE at a Swiss school, before coming back to the US to get a deferment before ultimately flunking a draft board physical
p85ZQ TIL the difference between a boat and a ship. When a boat turns, it tilts in the direction it turns, while a ship tilts in the outward direction.
klyW TIL Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.