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TIL that in 1930 San Francisco had the world's busiest ferry terminal. 30 years later none were running.

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ZY4G TIL the dialogue spoken by the Elite in Halo: Combat Evolved was made by reversing and slowing sound clips of Sergeant Johnson. The most common phrase: “Wort! Wort! Wort!” is the reversed phrase, “Go! Go! Go!”.
R7MWl TIL that when The Simpsons portrayed Mr Burns as a Casino owner slowly losing his mind, they did not just include random "crazy" behaviours. They were all based off a real person, business magnate Howard Hughes.
JY4jk TIL of a shipwreck in the River Thames of London that is full of explosives that if detonated could cause a tsunami
p8vxO TIL Nachos are named after their inventor, Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya. The dish was originally called "Nacho's especiales," and eventually the apostrophe disappeared and it was shortened to just "nachos."
JY5wl TIL Pixar co-founder John Lasseter has ascribed importance to the film Yellow Submarine, claiming that it brought interest to animation as a serious art form.