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TIL: Following the teams first Stanley Cup victory, Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington included the name of his father, Basil, who was unaffiliated with the team, to be engraved on the cup. After the NHL learned of the move, it ordered the name removed. The name is now covered by a line of X's.

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VBolD TIL about the Essex, an American whaling ship that was sunk by a sperm whale in 1820. The survivors made for land off the South American coast. Seven crew members were cannibalized before eight survivors were rescued. The tragedy gained international attention, inspiring the novel, Moby Dick.
J1Qe4 TIL that Wendy Carlos, famous synthesizer pioneer (Kubricks Clockwork Orange), is no more publishing her work. Her music has gone out of print for years and is no more licensed, thus it can not really be found on Spotify, YouTube etc. And here i was wondering, why theres only 10 songs on Spotify.
gMgOL TIL more about Christopher Lee: he was an intelligence officer in WW2,and after the war ended,he didn't know of a career to pursue,so his cousin suggested that he start acting- he went on to portray Dracula 9 times. He also won 3 Guinness World Records, and released 4 heavy metal albums at 80+ yo.
VM9A0 TIL that in Bugattis world record video of the Chiron going from 0-400kmph-0, the one-shot scene of the car accelerating was achieved by simply using another Bugatti Chiron as the camera car because nothing else on set was fast enough to record the shot.
kOdb5 TIL: Bill Watterson never licensed Calvin and Hobbes. Anything sold with Calvin and Hobbes on them, such as the Bumper stickers depicting Calvin urinating on something are unlicensed knock-offs. He once said: "Only thieves and vandals have made money on Calvin and Hobbes merchandise."