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TIL that some seven tons of steel were recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center to make the bow of the USS New York (LPD-21).

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nWXXY TIL Polish Franciscan friar Maximilian Kolbe was imprisoned in Auschwitz during WWII. When 10 men were chosen for execution to deter escapes, one man lamented losing his family. Kolbe stepped in, sacrificing his life so the man could live, embodying hope amidst the Holocaust's horrors.
O87R TIL because of the success of ‘The Pruducers’, titled 'Springtime for Hitler’ in Sweden, all but two of Mel Brooks movies in Swedish have been given similar titles: 'Springtime For Frankenstein’ (Young Frankenstein), 'Springtime For Space’ (Spaceballs), 'Springtime For The Sheriff’ (Blazing Saddles)
pJpZ TIL Actor Brendan Gleeson (Braveheart, Mad-Eye Moody from the Harry Potter films, In Bruges, 28 Days Later) didn’t start acting in movies until he was 34 years old.
d8dvZ TIL Magda Szubanski, the old lady married to the farmer in the film “Babe,” was actually 34 years old when the movie was made.
4XJb5 TIL Pope Callixtus III might have excommunicated Halley's Comet from the church in 1456