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TIL that when a British captive officer challenged french Navy officer Surcouf with the words “You French fight for money while we fight for honour”, Surcouf replied “Each of us fights for what he lacks most”.

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aw18Z TIL that the name for Director Brian Singer's production company Bad Hat Harry Productions (X-Men, The Usual Suspects, House, M.D.), and the quote that accompanies the "Vanity Card" shown at the end of a TV Show they produced, are taken from Jaws.
Z8mKG TIL that in order to stay hydrated, sea snakes drink a thin layer of fresh water that collects on the surface of the ocean, called a "lense", after rain storms and do not drink sea water as previously thought.
ADKrx TIL the women who discovered Heath Ledger called Mary Kate Olsen instead of 911 when she discovered the body, and Olsen refused to talk to the cops unless she was granted immunity, despite the cops not accusing her of anything. Her lawyer denied that she had anything to do with the drugs found.
X0EJQ TIL The fog in San Francisco has been named Karl and has its own twitter account
akeo TIL - Russian Crimean War debt was so large that Alexander II, realizing the difficulty of defending Alaska, decided to sell it to the United States, in 1867