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TIL Ed O'Neil is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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ebRE TIL that a Pakistani firm made a fertiliser that could not be used in the manufacture of IDE for terror attacks.
neRjY TIL Modern cultivated apples (Malus domestica) trace their roots to Kazakhstan, specifically the region near the city of Almaty, previously named Alma-Ata or "father of apples."
xVvL0 TIL Francis Coppola was worried his film Apocalypse Now would be a box office flop and could bankrupt him, so he decided to quickly make a happy musical to recoup his losses. In the end Apocalypse Now was a success, but the happy musical (One From the Heart) was a disaster and bankrupted him anyway
76Jp TIL that Freddie Mercury’s mother is still alive. Her name is Jer Bulsara, and she is 93.
JYprk TIL that a photographer took photographs of Robert Kennedy’s assassination. The LAPD confiscated these photos for evidence. When he asked for them back, he was told they’d been destroyed. He sued and during the trial it was proven they tried to provide fake photos and his original photos were stolen