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TIL that the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War was neither fought in America nor involved any Americans

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BroVW TIL that the largest municipality in the world is Sermersooq in Greenland, with an area of 531,900 km² (and a population of 23,123) - if it was a country, it would be the 48th largest in the world, larger than Yemen, Spain, or Thailand
oBLWE TIL Between 1951 and his death in 1985, Yul Brynner gave 4,625 performances as the King of Siam in “The King and I” on stage, which at the time was a Broadway record for a single role. He is also one of only nine people to win a Tony and an Oscar for the same role.
8a8yX TIL that one of the most famous lines in movie history, "You're going to need a bigger boat" from Jaws, was actually an ad-lib on set; furthermore, the audience screams at test screenings obscured the line, leading to a longer pause before hearing the line.
J4dV TIL Gary Cooper was offered a part on the movie Gone with the Wind but rejected it saying, “Gone With the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history. I’m glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling flat on his nose, not me”. It became the highest grossing film of all time for inflation.
D1wgD TIL that after being shot in a failed assassination attempt in 1981, President Ronald Reagan's first remark to the First Lady was "Honey, I forgot to duck" a reference to a one-liner used by boxer Jack Dempsey after he lost his heavyweight title.