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TIL that on the day Deepwater Horizon exploded, BP officials had gathered on the platform to celebrate 7 years without an injury or accident

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9w4OX TIL that around 1226, a Vietnamese prince fled Vietnam with a large number of servants. He ended up in Korea, where King Kojong of the Goryeo Dynasty welcomed him. Today about 600 households in South Korea can trace their ancestry to him
YpRjG TIL there has never been a movie about Fred Astaire and there never will be. Astaire's will included a clause requesting that no such portrayal ever take place.
9YdK7 TIL that the world record for stone skipping is 88 skips and that the world record holder, Kurt Steiner, has collected over 10,000 “quality rocks” of different types to prepare for the best possible throw.
Y7VPP TIL Til Schweiger refused to wear Nazi uniform for his role Sergent Hugo Stiglitz because he didn't want to do anything with Germany's Nazi past. He wore it only after Quentin Tarantino told him that he would be killing Nazis in the film.
78MZL TIL that only 15-20% soldiers fired their weapons during WWII. Those who would not fire did not run or hide—in many cases they were willing to risk greater danger to rescue comrades, get ammunition, or run messages.