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TIL of a potential plan to connect London-to-Moscow-to-New York

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ANNPg TIL fortune cookies don't originate from China but rather Japan. Today, the largest manufacturer is American, making over 4m per day.
KOwgQ TIL in 1971, a crazed fan shot a flare-gun towards Frank Zappa and his band during a concert in Switzerland. The resulting fire injured several audience members, melted the bands equipment, and destroyed the venue. This incident was the inspiration for Deep Purples, 'Smoke On The Water.'
nYQ9 TIL that Indian rail minister Dinesh Trivedi caused a change in the script of a James Bond action sequence when he insisted that people not be shown traveling on the roofs of trains, which is illegal
Gp4g TIL a Group of Baboons is Called a Congress
PYlKJ TIL that "Dora the Explorer" is a pun on the Spanish word for explorer: "exploradora"