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TIL that Prince Philip's 'affectionate' nickname for queen Elizabeth was 'cabbage.'

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neEDd TIL A passenger was turned away from two flights because he was wearing 10 layers of clothing to avoid extra luggage fees
X0gnQ TIL Littering can result in imprisonment of up to six years in Tennessee
b9e5Q TIL during the Civil War there was a Union version of the song Dixie that started, "Away down South in the land of traitors, rattlesnakes and alligators."
VBoXm TIL that Stan Lee, despise being a huge name on Western Comics, has also authored anime and manga of renown! ...Which unfortunately could not leave japanese borders due to their usual trademark and licensing quagmire
pLaG TIL that when the Titanic was found in 1985, the famous Grand Staircase (appearing in many films of the sinking) was missing. During the filming of the 1997 movie, the replica was torn out by the water when the set was flooded; the real staircase was likely ripped out of the ship in the same way.