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TIL A few weeks before the Kennedy assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald was photographed and followed in Mexico City. He’s quoted as saying that he plans on killing Kennedy. This information was passed along to the FBI by the head of the American Communist party.

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6E6d7 TIL 2012 Aurora shooter "Jame Holmes" never called himself the 'Joker' nor was the Dark knight a reason for the shooting, it was a rumor made by journalist that spread online.
JlxV TIL John Newton, most famous for writing “Amazing Grace,” spent the early part of his life as a sailor, then captain, on several slaving ships before converting to a life of evangelical Christianity. Late in life he became an abolitionist, expressing regret that it had taken him so long to do so.
E15Qx TIL that due to New Zealand's remoteness, it was the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life
jNK7Q TIL at the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack, many people thought it was a drill. One sailor said, "This is the best goddam drill the Army Air Force has ever put on!"
GAw51 TIL the final scene of The Empire Strikes Back (Luke & Leia looking out into space from the medical bay) was filmed four months after principal photography had wrapped. George Lucas had become concerned about the downbeat ending & wanted to add an uplifting moment of hope to reassure the audience.