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TIL that James Cameron's Titanic film (1997) has an officially-licensed board game that's based on the movie...and it was released in 2020.

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Ller TIL that during King’s March on Washington, the DOJ had appointed a person to sit next to the sound system, and in the event of a riot, to pull the sound and play a record of Mahalia Jackson’s “He’s got the Whole World in his Hands” to placate the crowd.
rRK71 TIL Queen Victoria was raised under a strict system called the Kensington System,created by her mother and Sir John Conroy.Her first two requests, upon her accession, were that she should be allowed an hour by herself,and that her bed should be removed from her mother's room. She also banned Conroy.
e0564 TIL Charlize Theron has suffered many injuries such as dislocating her jaw due to a camel and laughing so hard at Borat that her neck locked up for 5 days
vPeE7 TIL that the flag of Haiti was created when revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines grabbed a French flag and ripped the white band off. His goddaughter Catherine Flon sewed the blue and red bands back together, creating the first Haitian flag. Flon is widely admired in Haiti today.
yQ1nv TIL that starting in 2018, the Canadian government has made admission to all national parks, historic sites, and marine conservation areas free for kids 17 and under. Stating, that by connecting with nature, youth would gain a better understanding of the need to protect it for generations to come