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TIL That The Cillian in Cillian Murphy Is Pronounced Like The Beer, Killian

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nWNO9 TIL that Bram Stoker’s Dracula was inspired by an Irish novella about a lesbian vampire from Austria
5Lrp TIL that David Niven was the only British star in Hollywood to enlist during World War 2. When suspicious American guards asked during the Battle of the Bulge who had won the World Series in 1943, he answered “Haven’t the foggiest idea … but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
xVpv7 TIL Space Invaders released in 1978 is the highest grossing entertainment product of all-time. By 1982 it had grossed $3.8 billion equal to over $13 billion today adjusted for inflation. The game was so popular it led to 100-yen coin shortages in Japan.
KOVgB TIL In Thai, the number 5 is pronounced "ha", so instead of typing "hahahahaha," Thai speakers will sometimes write "55555."
MeY9A TIL in WWII, weather reports were censored to prevent enemy submarines from learning about conditions. A football game in Chicago was so covered in fog that the radio announcer couldn't see the field, but afterwards he was officially thanked for never using the word "fog" or mentioning the weather.