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TIL it only took the Bow of the Titanic around 5 minutes to reach the bottom of the ocean after submerging completely

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nQmb TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show holds the record for the longest theatrical release, having shown in at least one American cinema, once a week, in the US from 1975 to the present day
GYBe4 TIL before his murder, James Fannin made three requests: he asked for his personal possessions to be sent to his family, to be shot in his heart and not his face, and to be given a Christian burial. The Mexican soldiers took his belongings, shot him in the face, and burned Fannin's body.
dD6oK TIL that since the chart’s debut in 1958, 25 primarily instrumental songs have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band” in 1977. Since 1985, however, the only instrumental No. 1 has been 2013’s “Harlem Shake.”
YpgeP TIL: After sleeping on his couch Robert Englund told a young Mark Hamill to audition for the lead character in Star Wars. Englund later went on to play Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street films
654w TIL that out the 3000 counties that make up the USA, half of America’s population is in just 146 of them