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TIL since 1944, there’s a ship with 1.4 Kilo tonnes of vaguely live bombs lying in the Thames river in London.

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nW5ZB TIL from 1912 - 1948 Art competitions were a part of the Olympic Games, reaturing: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture
oAeo TIL Dumas based “The Count of Monte Cristo” on the real life story of a man who inherited a fortune while falsely imprisoned and then used the money to track down and murder the three men who accused him.
1axm8 TIL that the hit Paul Anka song My Way recorded by Frank Sinatra '69 and later Elvis Presley '73 was copied note for note from a French song Comme d'habitude(As Usual) by Claude François '67 with the lyrics completely changed from the original love song.
7rPk7 TIL per capita, the UK produces more scientific research than both the US and China
xRZD TIL at the age of 41, Jack LaLanne swam from Alcatraz to shore handcuffed. He repeated the feat at 60, this time towing a 1000 pound boat while shackled.