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TIL TV mystery series ‘Columbo’ was so popular in Romania that when the show was cancelled the Romanian gov’t feared riots, so they had the US State Dept. ask Peter Falk to record a video message to the Romanian people, which he did by reading it phonetically into the camera

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GYDvE TIL that McDonalds sued Irish fast food chain Supermac for trade mark infringement but failed and ended up losing their Big Mac trade mark as well because they were unable to prove that they had used the Big Mac trade mark in the EU.
MeEvb TIL the new generation Toyota Supra doesn't have a dipstick and oil level must be checked electronically with the engine running
l78Gr TIL The crew of an Egyptian ferry extinguised a fire in the engine room by sinking the ship. Around 800 people died.
Wkdm4 TIL The mass persecution and killing of "witches" was not a thing of the Middle Ages but only started in the 15th century.
kOLPg TIL during WWII the Royal Marines used a body with fake orders to trick the Axis Powers into believing the Allies were invading Greece