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TIL there’s a foundation that takes unwanted and lost diaries.

Read more thegreatdiaryproject.co.uk

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DQVBP TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the sound of the snakes was a combination of someone running their fingers through a warm cheese casserole and a skateboard on wet sponges.
wLGeE TIL the U.S. Navy tried to remove a whale carcass with dynamite. A veteran with explosives training warned the amount of dynamite was far too much – advice that went unheeded. His brand-new car, purchased during a "Get a Whale of a Deal" promotion, was then flattened by a chunk of falling blubber.
BrL6K TIL that the Prime Minister of Samoa one of the longest serving leaders in the world (21 years and counting). His party has been in power since 1982.
OD4X TIL The Apollo 11 astronauts went to the Moon without life insurance. Instead, they signed hundreds of autographs and gave them to family members to sell if they died.
VBXm0 TIL In 1629 the English seized almost all of France's territories in North America. The seizure became a legal issue because Quebec surrendered after the peace treaty was already signed, and ultimately the territories were returned in exchange for Louis XIII paying his wife's dowry.