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TIL in the band name "The Smashing Pumpkins" "smashing" is not a verb, but meant in the British sense of the word like "extremely good, wonderful, or impressive"

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grWeb TIL of Ken Adam, one of only three World War II Royal Air Force pilots to be born in Germany. After the war, he become a set designer and won two Oscars for Best Art Direction. He was knighted in 2003, and died in 2016.
R5o8Q TIL Merian C. Cooper, director of the original "King Kong", served in Poland during Polish-Bolshevik war as a member of volunteer squadron of American pilots.
neMv7 TIL Peter Lassally, who produced Johnny Carson’s, David Letterman’s, and Craig Ferguson’s shows, is a concentration camp survivor who went to grade school with Anne Frank
Z88Da TIL: Lily Allen turns down 200k in Bitcoins for a gig in 2009.
g78W TIL Norwegians tried to sell liquor to Indonesia in 1805, but realized upon arrival that they did not drink alcohol. They returned to Norway and opened the casks to find an improved taste due to the sailing conditions. To this day, “Linie Aquavit” must sail an ocean voyage before being sold.