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TIL that British WW2 rationing did not end until 1958.

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jNlKE TIL that Vanilla Ice used Queen and David Bowie's Under Pressure song baseline for his one-hit wonder Ice Ice Baby but didn't pay any royalties to Queen or Bowie. After facing a lawsuit, he then claimed he purchased the song Under Pressure in an interview, only to be corrected by a Queen spokesman.
lpR7 TIL the Children’s Books Co-Authored by Henry Winkler Utilize a Font That Helps Prevent Dyslexics From Flipping the Letters
Wkpn9 TIL that scientists discovered sharks that are living in an active underwater volcano. Divers cannot investigate because they would get burns from the acidity and heat.
El5p TIL: Top gear UK was chased out of an Argentinian village by Falklands war veterans throwing rocks
lvDG TIL in the Korean war US officer Dave Teich disobeyed orders and took 4 tanks to save 65 men from 300k Chinese troops attacking their position.