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TIL That the pit of death in ‘300’ actually exists.

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4oaJ TIL that in October of 1981, a soviet Whiskey class submarine ran aground on the south coast of Sweden. This incident became known as “Whiskey on the rocks”.
wXdo TIL the Naval Investigative Service knew the term “Friend of Dorothy” referred to gay men, but misunderstood the history of the phrase and launched an investigation to find this woman named “Dorothy” who they believed was at the centre of a ring of gay military personnel.
9Y6Am TIL that blanks in a gun can kill. Jon-Erik Hexum was an actor who accidentally killed himself with a blank gun. Later his transplanted heart saved the life of a Las Vegas pimp.
RYg9 TIL that Cinco de Mayo is in celebration of the day Mexico defeated the French, at the Battle of Puebla. Where France were trying to collect on previous loans Mexico stopped making payments on.
yQNMJ TIL That Americans sought comfort TV after 9/11 and watched so much Food Network that the station had to restructure itself to appeal to a general audience. This led to the creation and subsequent rise of reality cooking shows like Chopped and Iron Chef USA.