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TIL that when a moon has a moon, it's called a moonmoon. Theoretical candidates that could host a moonmoon are Earth's moon, Callisto, Titan, and Iapetus, though none have ever been detected

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gMbNX TIL Sir David Lean's 1948 film adaption of Oliver Twist was banned in Israel for Sir Alec Guinness's performance as Fagin, which it considered too anti-Semitic. Egypt banned it for portraying Fagin too sympathetically
Eoex TIL the winner of 1904 Olympic marathon hitched a ten mile ride in an auto. The 2nd place finisher attempted to boost his speed with brandy and rat poison. The 4th place finisher was sickened by bad apples and took a mid-race nap. The 9th place finisher was driven off the course by aggressive dogs.
VMWgm TIL of Betteridge's law of headlines - "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no".
mpXE TIL: After 18+ years marooned on an island, the real-life heroine the novel The Island of the Blue Dolphins died just 7 weeks after being rescued
OGg1L TIL the 1 billion smokers in the world contribute to the 880,000 second hand smoke deaths each year from those that do not smoke.