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TIL OZ was the first dramatic 'HBO Show'.

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R7V1Q TIL: In the opening credits of Gilligan’s Island, as the SS Minnow sails out of the harbor, flags can be seen in the background flying at half-staff given that the filming of the show’s pilot took place the week of the JFK assassination.
EgxnV TIL of the Noble Train of Artillery. During the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox managed to transport 60 tons of artillery 300 miles in three months during the dead of winter. "This stupendous feat of logistics" was widely credited as a catalyst which broke the British siege of Boston.
A6rg TIL that in the Civil War, Generals were 50% more likely to die in combat than Privates
X0ggP TIL Caesar Salad is Mexican Food
dD988 TIL players on the official forum for the game War Thunder have regularly leaked classified or restricted documents to win arguments over the real-world capabilities of weapons featured in the game