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TIL the Death Valley Germans were referenced in Cars (2006)

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wo56E TIL In 1943, the USS Borie engaged U-405 in the Atlantic. Borie rammed the U-Boat, landing on top of it, causing the crews to engage with shotguns and rifles. One German sailor was shot in the chest with a flare gun.
nN6W TIL that the actors who play Mac and Dee on It’s Always Sunny are married…so are Charlie and the waitress as well as Dennis and the girl from “The D.E.N.N.I.S. System” episode.
xedD TIL the Western Chimpanzee displays very unique, humanlike behavior, making spears to hunt other primates, living in caves, diving in water for fun, and sharing plant food with each other. This has never been seen in any other chimpanzee species.
xn9o TIL on a flight, Nicolas Cage used the PA system and said that he was the pilot and was not feeling well. At the airport, police prepared to arrest Cage and his travelling partner Charlie Sheen. After Cage politely talked his way out of it, he later discovered that Sheen was carrying cocaine on him.
4Xdg6 TIL Our sky is actually violet, but it appears blue because the cones in the human eye aren’t as sensitive to violet.