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TIL that IKEA is a non-profit organization

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ekRJ TIL after a test preview for Apollo 13, an audience member said he disliked the movie because it had a “typical Hollywood ending” and that the crew would never have survived.
PgDw TIL When the Gulf War broke out, the Canadian Navy was forced to scour military museums for Bofors AA guns to re-equip its fleet - the guns had been retired in the late 1980s but no replacement had yet been purchased.
Y7knr TIL When William The Conqueror of England died, the body exploded when they tried to stuff him into the too-small stone coffin.
oXQW TIL Gene Wolfe, a mechanical engineer turned author known for science fiction and fantasy novels, developed the frying device that cooks Pringles potato chips.
pgBO TIL in Rocky (1976), Rocky 2 (1979), and Rocky Balboa (2006), Rocky’s pet turtles Cuff and Link were the same two turtles each time.