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TIL that the Titanic captain Edward Smith had crashed another ship just seven months before the Titanic sunk

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QN4Na TIL Jerry Van Dyke (Dick's brother) was offered the role of Gilligan on Gilligan's Island but turned it down, believing that the show would never be successful. He chose instead to play the lead in My Mother the Car, which is frequently cited as one of the worst television shows of all time.
w8p7 TIL that a woman named Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) was the first to attempt a journey around the world in 80 days inspired by the Jules Verne book. She did it in 72 days, 6 hours, and 11 minutes - a world record.
x61l1 TIL that Julius Caesar was never actually an emperor
ZmaG TIL that “sell by” and “best by” dates are unregulated and have no relationship to safety, part of why Americans toss 160 billion pounds of food every year.
ANwVd TIL that the trend of anime's signature large eyes started from mangaka Osamu Tezuka's works, who himself was influenced by Disney and Betty Boop cartoons, and fashion designer Jun'ichi Nakahara's works. Other factor such as a proverb involving eyes also played a part.