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TIL that there is no French word for 'whiskey'

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X1or TIL that in 1861 a slave took over on a confederate ship and delivered it to the Union. He later was given the ship to command during the Civil War. After the war he bought the house he was a slave in, and became a US congressman.
4XjvR TIL that the largest vagina on record was 6 inches in diameter and 19 inches in circumference, and gave natural birth to a 23 pound baby. The owner of this vagina was Canadian.
m110v TIL that despite the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie Fargo, saying it was a true story, the movie was for the most part not true. It only took parts of other true stories, one of which became the wood chipper scene.
Bgb4y TIL that the Talking Heads' lead singer David Byrne has given an explanation for the big suit famously seen in the concert film "Stop Making Sense"; it was to make his head look smaller.
gM18D TIL the Crypt Keeper has Chucky’s eyes. FX technician Kevin Yagher created both puppets and reused Chucky’s clear blue eyes for the show