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TIL "snozeberries" from Willy Wonka was in fact penis.

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Brjgd TIL the concept of the Hogwart’s houses in the Harry Potter series, was difficult to communicate for translators of foreign editions since in some cultures there was no way of adequately describing the significance of belonging to house or being loyal to one.
Z8lpQ TIL that the NASA - Space Shuttle Endeavour is named after the first ship commanded by 18th century British explorer James Cook.
Mem8B TIL that a group of teenagers back in the early 2000s exploited a park bench’s free dial-up connection (no I’m not kidding this was an actual thing) by making a couple of international calls, racking up a lot of costs for msn, the provider of the connection.
vRPx TIL Josef Stalin’s granddaughter lives in Portland, OR
QNMRE TIL about Rip. A ww2 search and rescue dog who was awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery in 1945. He was found in Poplar, London, in 1940 by an Air Raid warden, and became the service's first search and rescue dog. He is credited with saving the lives of over 100 people.