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TIL that “sailing the Seven Seas” originally referred to the seven bodies of water Arabian traders crossed to reach China.

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ZpjDY TIL that upon its 1977 release, Star Wars won six Oscars, three Grammys, and two BAFTA awards, and that Time magazine also named it the "Movie of the Year"
1eO TIL that the world’s biggest picture is 111 gigapixels. For once, enhance actually works.
rRmow TIL that actor Adam Devine almost died in 1995, when he got run over by a 42 ton cement truck and went into a 2 week coma.
kJlMe TIL that Frank Iero from My Chemical Romance was visited by the Secret Service after he released a song called "I Am Going to Kill the President of the United States of America". He was threatened with 5 years in prison if he ever played the song live again.
Ka56 TIL Waffle House has branded vans and RVs that dispatch after a natural disaster, providing what damaged restaurants need to remain open: generators, extra manpower, IT support, and, a food safety team to make sure its food is actually safe to eat once the restaurant is serving again.