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TIL that the reason that Mr. Rogers told viewer that he was feeding his fish as he was doing so was because a five-year-old fan who is blind was concerned that he wasn't, so he wanted to put her mind at ease.

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vP0mD TIL about Dokos, the oldest known shipwreck ever discovered. Dated to ~2700-2200 BCE, it was found in the Aegean Sea, near the island of Dokos, Greece. It predates other famous ancient wrecks by thousands of years, providing crucial isights into early maritime trade and navigation.
Z85oY TIL that people dress up in full suits of armor and go at each other
r88y TIL In his infamous movie, The Room, Tommy Wiseau originally wanted there to be a plotline in which it is revealed that Johnny is a vampire. This would include a scene where Johnny’s car would start to fly from the rooftop into the night sky.
oBPMR TIL Canada was so nice to their POW’s during World War 2 that almost 20% of them requested to stay after the war
KDGw TIL that when asked by his generals on his deathbed on who should succeed him, Alexander the Great may have said the name of one of his generals, “Krateros”. But because Krateros wasn’t around, the generals may have chosen to hear “Kratistos” or “To the strongest.”