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TIL that because of its strategic importance and impregnable position during the Napoleonic Wars, the Diamond Rock, off the coast of Martinique, was considered a warship by the British Admiralty, which conferred on it the title of HMS Diamond Rock, turning the rock into a stone frigate.

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W7olY TIL that Superman's name in Hebrew is translated as Kal, meaning "voice", and El, meaning "of God." So his name literally means the voice of God. Though Superman is mostly interpreted as a Christ allegory today, the entire thing is actually based on Moses. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were Jewish
OG9WL TIL - The minimum age to be US president is 35, but 5 presidents (so far) were over 65 when inaugurated and only 2 were younger than 45
Mel4m TIL after recording the first "2000-Year-Old Man" record, Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner weren't sure people would like it. Then Cary Grant played it for the Queen of England, who loved it. Brooks said, "Well if the biggest shiksa in the world loves it, we're home free." The record launched their careers.
kyMd TIL John Harrison - the only person to be both the child (William Henry Harrison) and the parent (Benjamin Harrison) of U.S. Presidents.
epER5 TIL the first recorded US College Streaker was a Washington College senior named George William Crump and he ran naked through Lexington in 1804. He was suspended, and went on to become a congressman.