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TIL Sean Connery had been offered roles for Morpheus in ‘The Matrix’, and Gandalf for 'Lord Of The Rings’, but turned both down because he “didn’t understand it.”

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mx8MM TIL that it has been mathematically proven that every European currently alive is descended from Charlemagne
kgl1 TIL Britain became an island after the English channel was carved out from 2 megafloods caused by the meting of a large ice sheet that covered Britain and Scandinavia 450,000 years ago.
ANaaa TIL Shift work is associated with cognitive decline. Shift work throws of the circadian rhythm which causes hormonal irregularities and various neurobehavioural issues. Decline was seen in processing speed, working memory, psychomotor vigilance, cognitive control, and visual attention.
woVoM TIL that a trio of drunken boys decided to sail out to sea looking for a girl they saw at a sports competition event. They ended up sailing for more than seven weeks and drifted 1300 km off course before being rescued by a tuna boat. They all survived by drinking beer, eating coconuts and a bird.
kOla4 TIL when Canada invented coloured designs on their coins, US Army contractors thought they were spy devices filled with "nanotechnology"