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TIL Nora Ephron (once married to Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein) would regularly reveal the identity of informant Deep Throat to anyone who asked her. No one, apart from her sons, believed her.

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P1kZn TIL that during the 1908 London Olympics, the United Kingdom ordered every country to dip its flag in honor of King Edward VII. All except the United States did so, with the American flag bearer stating, "This flag dips to no earthly king."
P1eWn TIL that astronaut Scott Kelly came back from living in space and was two inches taller than his identical twin brother.
nnlY TIL A woman was arrested 4 times in 24 hours for playing ‘Highway To Hell’ by AC/DC too loudly.
9YejM TIL Saudia Arabia accidentally printed thousands of textbooks containing an image of Yoda sitting next to King Faisal while he signed the 1945 UN charter
R5Lx6 TIL that at almost 90 years old, musician/A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert still performs live.