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TIL that the 1993 film Cool Runnings was released in the Czech Republic and Slovakia under a title which translates as “Coconuts on Snow”.

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XE1O6 TIL Hitler used an arson attack on the German parliament to justify taking away most civil liberties in Germany, including habeas corpus, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right of free association, public assembly and the secrecy of the post and telephone
8eL TIL Ben Stein ardently opposes evolution, going so far to call it “a painful, bloody chapter in the history of ideologies.”
yPRe TIL there is an island whose inhabitants have refused all attempts at outside contact. They have lived there for over 55,000 years, and are believed to be direct descendants of the first humans that migrated from Africa.
Me0w8 TIL Van Halen's guitarist, Eddie Van Halen practiced playing drums first, while his brother Alex took up the guitar. However, when Eddie saw Alex mastered the drum solo in the song "Wipe Out", they decided to switch roles. Eddie went on to be one of the greatest rock guitarists in the world.
J1YVm TIL of the 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment, who were Sherman's personal escort on his March to the Sea. They were a unit comprised entirely of Southerners who remained loyal to the Union.