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TIL about a 1980 oil drilling disaster in Louisiana that drained the state's largest freshwater lake into a salt mine

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R79W6 TIL that so many aircraft were assembled for the filming of Battle of Britain (1969) that it was the 35th largest air force in the world.
Me7YK TIL - In 1984 Ronald Reagan sent the Soviet Army on high alert after saying "We begin bombing in five minutes" while doing a sound check.
V5dZ TIL During ‘Brainstorm’ filming, Natalie Wood drowned while on a boat with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken. Wood’s body was discovered 1Mile away and small dinghy found nearby. The autopsy showed bruises on her body and arms as well as an abrasion on her left cheek.
K1YG TIL that the Appalachian Mtns in the US and the Caledonides Mtns in Ireland were once part of the same mountain range