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TIL: Ernest Hemingway hunted U Boats and Submarines on his fishing boat with grenades and machine guns.

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7nLO TIL when Amazon.com launched, you could order a negative quantity of books from Amazon and receive a credit from them. (See Video at 0:45)
Ng88 TIL that Rob Riggle was an active marine until he retired today
8anRb TIL that in 1983 a Mexican pilot crashed landed in a small town in Ireland and the whole town came together to build a temporary runway for him to take off again and continue his flight.
XEmrP TIL the costumes for the 2019 version of "Aladdin" were redesigned to show no skin. The classic outfit of Jasmine having her belly button shown was deemed "inappropriate these days for families," and was removed.
pYrYe TIL there was a town in Quebec, Canada named Asbestos until 2020. It was named for the asbestos deposits in the area. The name was changed to Val-des-Sources, which means Valley of the Springs.