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TIL of the ASRV Remora, the Royal Australian Navy's submarine rescue vehicle. "Remora" stands for "Really Excellent Method Of Rescuing Aussies"

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mxOyP TIL in July 2000, Turner Classic Movies aired The Wizard of Oz with the option of listening to Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon on a separate audio feed.
x6AZB TIL The hookworm parasite is believe to have contributed to the stereotype that the people in the US South were lazy.
vjRR TIL There is a Redtailed Hawk living in Central Park for over 20 years. He has had eight bird lovers, most of whom met tragic deaths.
yVNw8 TIL that Louis B. Mayer created the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in part so that moviemakers would "kill themselves to produce what I wanted" in order to get awards, as well as to try and quash unionization efforts.
8eGEK TIL that the Microplane zester was originally designed in 1991 for woodworking (specifically as a carving tool/rasp)