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TIL durng the filming of the 1991 film “Hook”, Dustin Hoffman and Bob Hoskins decided to portray Captain Hook and Smee as a married gay couple, to which Steven Spielberg replied “this is a kids’ movie”.

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5LW8 TIL US Submariners have an 18 hour ‘day’. 6 hours of work, 6 hours of rest and chores, and 6 hours of sleep.
1Per TIL Adolf Hitler was nicknamed “Teppichfresser”, or “Carpet-Eater”, behind his back by party leaders. He would have nervous breakdowns over Czechslovakia, and hurl himself onto the ground to start chewing on his carpet.
P1bMg TIL that bologna and hot dogs are basically the same thing
aw8JA TIL reindeer abandoned use of the daily clock that drives biological rhythms in order to survive the extreme conditions in the Arctic
5Y4YP TIL of Otis Blackwell, a black songwriter who wrote some of Elvis Presley's songs including "Return to Sender" and "All Shook Up". The two never met.