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TIL the American Revolutionary War is technically classified as a World War by historians

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kODBB TIL: for April fools Day 1957 the BBC programme panorama made a hoax video exploring the bountiful 'Spaghetti Harvest' that year
yV8nl TIL that aqueducts are water channels that use gravity to move water from a source to a destination. An ancient Roman aqueduct used only a 51 foot height difference to push water down a 31-mile-long path, resulting in as little as a 1-inch drop to push water 1,500 feet.
KYXra TiL Jerry Sadowitz had a 1987 album withdrawn from circulation after he refered to Jimmy Savile as a paedophile
WkDg8 TIL 16 months before he died, the Genie Awards offended John Candy with an unauthorized ad, calling him "The Biggest Star They Could Find" to host their award show.
WkKj8 TIL British royal family members must pack a black outfit with them when they travel in the event of a death in the family