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TIL THAT ST VALENTINE,S REMAINS ARE LOCATED IN THE WHITEFRIAR STREET CHURCH IN DUBLIN

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16o07 TIL the Titanic’s sister ship, HMT Olympic, rammed and sunk a U-Boat in World War I. Olympic survived unscathed.
OKMe TIL that Kenny from South Park was actually based on a real child Trey Parker went to school with. Kenny wore an orange parka that made his voice difficult to understand. Trey and the other kids also joked about Kenny “dying”, as Kenny skipped school often.
O0g TIL Guitar distortion in Marty Robbins 1961 song “Don’t Worry” was due to an electrical fault in the guitarist’s amp. Other musicians sought to recreate this “fuzz” sound leading to the first purpose-designed commercial distortion circuit being released in 1962.
1aJv7 TIL Lace monitors dig into a termite mound to lay their eggs, the termites then reseal the mound keeping the eggs at a constant temperature. The lizard returns 9 months later to dig the eggs out so they can hatch.
Br6nx TIL There's currently no evidence that Japanese Admiral Yamamoto said "I'm afraid we've awakened a sleeping giant"