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TIL Tupac Shakur auditioned for the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump.

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oVpR TIL: Swedish warship Vasa, it sank in 1628 and was recovered from the ocean in 1961 almost completely intact. This is the only remaining intact ship from the 1600’s. This ship is housed in The Vasa Museum in Stockholm Sweden. A museum built around the ship.
yQd0J TIL The Chief Baker of the Titanic survived paddling for three hours in the frigid Atlantic waters after the sinking of the ship. This was due to a combination of two factors; he'd drunk a decent amount of alcohol, and he was a very good swimmer. He was the last man to leave the ship.
M7J0A TIL that Canadians are required to answer a skill-testing math question to win contest prizes!
oRRNr TIL Cyrillic Alphabet was firstly used by Bulgarians.
e8R5 TIL the actor who played Uncle Fester, Jackie Coogan, also starred as the kid with Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid”. After his parents spent almost all of his $3-$4 million earnings, the “Coogan Bill” was passed to protect child actors. He was also a WWII pilot and married to Betty Grable.