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TIL that in Israel Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was translated to It’s Raining Falafel

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XEdxR TIL that JRR Tolkein fought in the Battle of the Somme
VMbV8 TIL The origin of the word “guy” comes from Guy Fawkes of gunpowder plot fame
yVMjV TIL the hat worn by the Smurfs is called a Phrygian cap and is synonymous with liberty. Also known as a Thracian cap, it dates back over 2000 years.
mxgkY TIL of the weird, dangerous, and isolated life of the saturation diver where a job might require the diver to stay isolated for weeks in a pressurized metal tube, up to 1000 feet below the surface of the ocean.
BMmx TIL the Chinese are planning on building the world’s tallest skyscraper….. in just 90 days.