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TIL the earliest known Sherlock Holmes film is a parody where a thief steals from him

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P9mg TIL an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War II, Hiroo Onoda, did not surrender in 1945. In 1974 his former commander traveled from Japan to personally issue orders relieving him from duty. Onoda had spent almost 30 years holding out in the Philippines.
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ggRb TIL That in 1959 two pilots managed to keep a plane airborne for 64 days.
woMoE TIL There are over 700 different brands of bottled water sold in the United States
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