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TIL in 1974 the British Army occupied Heathrow Airport without the knowledge of the Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The Army claimed it was anti-terror training but many believed it was part of a secret plot named 'Clockwork Orange'.

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7neP TIL that Peter Pan will never go out of copyright in the UK, because of a special law that was passed in 1987 which distributes all royalties from the story and related works to a children’s hospital in London.
9wxWQ TIL that there was a WWII land battle fought in Alaska between Japan (occupying force) and the United States.
KORka TIL Though Dreamworks won't comment, many believe that Shrek was inspired by a French wrestler from the 1930s and '40s named Maurice Tillet.
QJBOd TIL that The Apostrophe Protection Society that was founded to enforce the proper use of the apostrophe in written English was brought to a "full stop" in 2019. The founder of the society stated that "the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won!"
W7pRo TIL there's a dormant volcano in Mississippi called the Jackson Volcano, which is 2,900 feet below the city of Jackson.