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TIL when the husband of Cassandra Harris (Lisl in For Your Eyes Only) visited the set one day, producer Cubby Broccoli took such a liking to him that he thought he would be a perfect choice to play James Bond. That man was Pierce Brosnan, who made his Bond debut over a decade later.

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5Ymb9 TIL of Vermin Supreme. A man who has unsuccessfully ran for president four times. He wears a giant boot on his head and campaigns every term on the promise to make Americans brush their teeth and that he will give every citizen a pony if he is elected.
gMPrX TIL that Spongebob Squarepants’ pet, Gary the Snail’s real name is Gerard Wilson Jr. Gary the Snail’s father happens to be a brother of Herb Star, Patrick Star’s father, making Gary the Snail and Patrick Star first cousins.
wrQo TIL the Swedish royal family befriended a 19 year old Somali refugee, who proceeded to sell the Swedish crown jewelry to drug dealers and tossed a 40,000 dollar tiara into a stream.