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TIL Tolkien did not want the third LOTR publication to be called ‘Return of the King’, as he felt it revealed too much of the story. This title was chosen by the publisher.

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DM4p TIL that in November 2001, a body of a now-extinct pregnant baiji dolphin was found. This is probably the last time a baiji, a species that is 19 million years old, ever reproduced.
wLJQo TIL A future Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force decided to become an aviation engineer when as a boy was catching sweets from the American planes during the Berlin Airlift. Dr. Yarymovych worked also for NASA on Apollo program and is credited with initiation of GPS
r8Zx TIL that in 2009 Burger King released a 7 patty Whopper in Japan to celebrate the release of Windows 7
pB0Q TIL Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr did most of the voices for Thomas the Tank Engine
V5wD TIL that the UK changed it’s child labour laws to allow the filming of Harry Potter