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TIL Blackbeard fell in a sneak attack by the Royal Navy. With only 19 crew members, he devastated one ship, boarded the other, and disarmed the Captain sent to hunt him. He was mid-killstroke when he had his throat slashed. Examination of his body revealed 5 gunshot wounds and over 20 sword wounds.

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LkJLv TIL despite the director of Downfall enjoying the Internet memes and parodies of his film, producers initiated a removal of parody videos in 2010. This prompted more posting of parody videos of Hitler complaining that the parodies were being taken down, and a resurgence of the videos online.
WkdM4 TIL that during the silent film era in Japan, narrators called "benshi" would provide introductions, dialogue, and live commentary in theaters while the film was playing on-screen. Some benshi became more famous than the film actors and would be advertised on movie posters.
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