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TIL Poverty Kills More People Every Year Than Either Of the Top Killers – Heart Disease or Cancer

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LkWo9 TIL that during the filming of 'The Longest Day' a tank from the actual invasion of Normandy was found buried in the sand since D-Day. The tank was cleaned up and used in the film.
VBlnG TIL when Bette Davis diminished Joan Crawford's career by saying she got it through the casting couch, Crawford responded: "It sure as hell beats the hard cold floor."
jNPWp TIL the Berlin Wall was opened accidentally. After being told wrong info, a Soviet spokesman stated that border crossings would be allowed, “immediately”. Crossings were actually planned to be allowed in limited circumstances. Thousands of East Germans then ran to the border and forced it open.
Lo8Z TIL That Red Wines are never paired with fish because their iron content speeds up the decaying process, leading to a “fishier” taste.
7rDjp TIL that there is exactly one place in the British Isles to have a name with an exclamation point in its name.