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TIL the UK still retains 18 Queen’s Messengers, who hand deliver secret documents to British embassies worldwide, travelling undercover in business class. The diplomatic package has its own “passport”, as though it’s a human being, and is exempt from being searched or x-rayed by airport security.

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0dZbv TIL Shrek 2 was the highest-grossing movie released between 1997 and 2008 in North America, outperforming every Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Spider-Man, and Pirates of the Caribbean movie to come out during that period
e0074 TIL that the famous Disney signature you see at the beginning of the movies is not Walt Disney’s actual signature, it was made by Disney Co.’s marketing team in the 80’s- years after Disney’s death.
R7mJ7 TIL July 1 is Bobby Bonilla day and the NY Mets are the worst negotiators in MLB and apparently the world. He'll get 1.2 million dollars until 2035
GYQXj TIL that Japan once fooled the americans that they were going to invade Alaska in WW2 when in fact no one was present in the area, the americans landed troops on the island of Kiska to prevent the invasion and still suffered 313 casualties from landmines and friendly fire.
5Vlnk TIL how the Song "Chop Suey" got its name. It was originally titled "Suicide", but the avoid controversy the title was changed. "Suey" is "suicide", "chopped" in half => chop suey