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TIL film star Kay Kendall's cancer diagnosis was kept from her, she died believing that she was suffering from an iron deficiency

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gra79 TIL Abraham Lincoln signed the bill creating the Secret Service on April 14, 1865, the day he was assassinated.
yVPB8 TIL about the Allied Trachenberg Plan which helped defeat Napoleon. This involved avoiding direct confrontations with him, but to instead go after his commanders bit by bit. This would buy the Allies time to gather an army and eventually overwhelm Napoleon.
9wv8G TIL the 1987 Oliver Stone film "Wall Street" is the only film to win both an Oscar and a Razzie. The Michael Douglas won the Oscar for Best Actor, whilst Daryl Hannah won the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress.
Lkmgv TIL Hungry Jack’s fought for 40 years to get the Burger King name, but when they won, they decided Hungry Jack’s was more iconic.
0d7j1 TIL that the legend of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat is inspired by the stories of the Buddha. This legand also inspired Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."