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TIL England Had a 20 Year Long Civil War When The Grandchildren of William of Normandy (Empress Matilda and King Stephen) Fought Over the English Throne

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d8dEE TIL In the original Star Wars due to budget, someone scoured old antique shops looking for props and came across an old flash camera. The flash handle became the iconic lightsaber.
avp9 TIL that Marvel Comics owned the trademark to the word “zombie” until 1996
VMwQG TIL on the Korean island of Jeju there is a community of women divers (Haenyeo) who carry on a centuries old tradition of free diving for seafood delicacies. Now declining in numbers due to commercial fishing, most Haenyeo today are between 60-80 years old and have been diving over 50 years.
XEM1R TIL Seagulls have been attacking live Whales in Argentina - pecking open their skin to eat the blubber when the whales surface for air.
K57E TIL of Britain’s most remote bar. ‘The Old Forge’ pub is located in Inverie, which is so isolated in the Scottish Highlands that no roads connect the village to the rest of the country. Thirsty travelers need to hike 17 miles over very rough terrain, or take a 7-mile ferry ride,