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TIL that the Chevrolet Suburban is the only vehicle with a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star. Given for its appearance in nearly 2,000 movies since 1960.

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ZpAXD TIL about Elmer McCurdy, who was shot and killed after robbing a train in 1911. For the next 65 years, his body was put on display at amusement parks, with his identity being completely forgotten. Eventually, an autopsy was performed, revealing multiple ticket stubs inside the corpse's mouth.
9GEX TIL of a bar in New Mexico opened in 1896. At one point it was owned by a Justice of the Peace who held court there and jailed the guilty in the back. During prohibition, it ran as a pool hall with a secret trap door leading to the speakeasy in the basement. The Capitol Bar remains open to this day!
wnDo TIL that Jason Momoa, who would be cast as Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones, auditioned for the role by performing the Haka, a Maori war cry and dance traditionally performed before a battle.
O7P6 TIL in 1932 Oskar Speck was an unemployed contractor in Germany who left via kayak to seek work, but en route changed his plan & decided to see the world. By 1939 he kayaked all the way to Australia. Unbeknown to him, WW2 started & upon arrival, he was detained as an enemy foreigner until WW2 ended.
gbN4 TIL- The Mona Lisa was not famous until after it was stolen in 1911 and recovered two years later.